Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
November 18, 2003
Submitted
December 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE CRACKED 0.375, STA1756.000, L-16 - L17R (MAJOR REPAIR). REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 53-2-1 PG 99-100 FIG 7, SHEET 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIRED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED FILLER, FINGER DOUBLER, DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-2-1 PG 99-100 FIG 7. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED FILLER AND FINGER DOUBLER & DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED CONICAL WASHERS IAW SRM 51-1-26 FIG 1. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER, FINGER DOUBLER AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 53-2-1 PG 99-100 FIG 7, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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