Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 27, 2004
Submitted
February 13, 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

FWD CARGO COMPT -A- BELLY DOOR LOWER PART EXTERNAL SKIN, STA 290.000 - 300.000, L31-L32R CRACKED 0.70 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW ED-EDU80-10, DWG U80-R10. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN SEGMENT IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW SKIN SEGMENT IAW ED-EDU80-10, DWG U80-R10 (7075-T6AL 0.050). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN SEGMENT IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW SKIN SEGMENT IAW ED-EDU80-10, DWG U80-R10, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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