Service difficulty report · Doubler · 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
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
84,803 hours, 31,060 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

EXTERIOR FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION DOUBLER (ACS) CRACKED 0.750 AT AFT LWR CORNER OF RT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER STA -12.000 L-27R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 07-13-05, DWG Z20-R01 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-R01. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER REPAIR TRIPLER AND 2 EA FILLERS IAW DWG Z20-R01. 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-R01, SRM 51-1-21 PG.1, SRM 51-1-20D PG. 9, SRM 51-3-0 PG.1, SRM 51-3

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