Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 18, 2003
Submitted
November 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
84,293 hours, 26,186 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
84,293 hours, 26,186 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

A-BELLY DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKED .750 AT STA 280.000, L30R - L31R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. TRIMMED OUT AND REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW ASTAR ED EDU21-6, ASTAR DWG U21-R06. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW NDT STANDARD PRACTICE MANUAL PART 6-10-01-001. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW ASTAR ED EDU21-6, ASTAR DWG U21-R06. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW ASTAR ED EDU21-6, ASTAR DWG U21-R06, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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