Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 5, 2003
Submitted
July 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
83,849 hours, 22,246 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
83,849 hours, 22,246 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 INTERIM REPAIR ON LOWER OUTER SKIN FS 280.000 - 340.000. PERFORMED MAJOR IAW EODHL-030633, ED-3459. REMOVED FASTENERS AND INTERIM REPAIR IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN SEGMENT IAW EODHL-030633, ED-3459. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED NEW SKIN SEGMENT AND DOUBLER SPLICE IAW EODHL-030633, ED-3459. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN SEGMENT AND DOUBLER SPLICE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED SKIN SEGMENT AND DOUBLER SPLICE WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030633, ED-3459, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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