Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
December 4, 2005
Submitted
January 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
82,180 hours, 30,262 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
82,180 hours, 30,262 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

MODIFICATION DOUBLER (ACS) CRACKED 0.500" ON AFT LWR CORNER OF LT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER STA -12.000 L-27L. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATE 12/02/05, DWG AA33-53-R02 REV TR DATE 11/08/05. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SECTION, FABRICATED FILLER (2024T3AL 0.100") REPAIR DOUBLER (2024T3AL 0.050") TRIPLER DOUBLER (2024T3AL 0.063") IAW DWG AA33-53-R02. 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 (CONICAL WASHERS) IAW DWG AA33-53-R02, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-26, SRM 51-3-1 PG 2A.

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