Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 20, 2005
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
91,189 hours, 29,520 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
91,189 hours, 29,520 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

LWR FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN CORRODED AT STA 1690.000 (L-28L TO L-28R). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. CUT OUT CORRODED SECTION. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED (8EA) INTERNAL DOUBLERS (AL7075-T6 0.050) AND (8EA) INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLERS (AL7075-T6 0.032) AND EXTERNAL SPLICE DOUBLER (AL7075-T6 0.063) AND NEW PLATING SEGMENT (AL7075-T6 0.050). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIRED PARTS. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIRED PARTS WITH NEW FASTENERS. TORQUED FASTENERS.

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