Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
November 30, 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
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Skin
Part number
57552713N
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 160
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

EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN HAS THREE CRACKS OF 0.75 INCH APPROX AT STA 160.000 L-36 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-4-1 FIG. 5C, MFG DWG NR5779934. REMOVED CRACKED PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D. FABRICATED NEW PLATING (AL2014T6 0.050 INCH) IAW SRM 53-4-1 FIG. 5C, ITEM (A), DWG NR 5779934. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG. 9. INSTALLED NEW PLATING FROM STA 70.000 TO 190.000 IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-0. TORQUED IAW SRM 51-3-1.

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