Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 14, 2004
Submitted
January 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Aircraft time
84,257 hours, 26,080 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
84,257 hours, 26,080 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

UPPER FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN WITH 1.000 INCH CRACK IN IT (STA 1742.000-1743.000, L-16L TO L-17L), MAJOR REPAIR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-5-3 FIG 1, SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CUT OUT CRACKED SKIN AREA IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7. FABRICATED FILLER (7075-T6AL 0.063), FINGER DOUBLER (7075-T6AL 0.040) AND DOUBLER (7075T6 AL 0.071) IAW SRM 53-5-3 FIG 1, SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER, FINGER DOUBLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER, FINGER DOUBLER AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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