Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
July 15, 2005
Submitted
July 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
84,803 hours, 31,060 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
84,803 hours, 31,060 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN AFT OF HOLD OPEN HOOK PIN CRACKED 0.375 STA 1610.000 L-14L TO L-15L (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 07-11-05, DWG Z20-R04 REV IR DATED 06-24-05. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG. 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG. 21. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW DWG Z20-R04. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED TRIPLER DOUBLER AND FILLER AND FINGER DOUBLER IAW DWG Z20-R04. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG. 9. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DWG Z20-R04, SRM 51-3-0 PG.1, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG. 9, SRM 51-3-1 PG. 2A (TORQUED)

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