Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 2, 2004
Submitted
August 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
80,489 hours, 29,231 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
80,489 hours, 29,231 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

ITEM REF. NR. 1071: EXTERNAL FUSELAGE PLATING WITH CRACKS 0.250, 0.750 AT STA. FS 1742.000, FS 1747.000, L-15L TO L-17L (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG.7. REMOVED RIVETS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. TRIMMED OUT IAW SRM 53-2-1 PG.107-108 FIG.7. (SHEET 5 AND 3). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED FINGER DOUBLER (AL 7075-T6 0.040) FILLERS (AL 7075-T6 0.063) DOUBLER (AL 7075-T6 0.071) IAW SRM 53-2-01 PG. 99-100 FIG.7 SHEET 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FINGER DOUBLER, FILLERS AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED CONICAL SPACER IAW SRM 51-1-26. INSTALLED FINGER DOUBLER, FILLERS AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-2-1 PG. 99-100 FIG.7 SHEET 1, SRM 51-1-21 PG.1, SRM 51-1-15 PG.1.

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