Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 28, 2005
Submitted
October 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Aircraft time
87,034 hours, 26,899 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1868
Part time
87,034 hours, 26,899 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

EXTERIOR AFT FUSELAGE DOUBLER REPAIR FASTENERS SHEARED, STA 1868 BETWEEN L-36 & L-32L AND CORROSION ON ADJACENT SKIN TO DOUBLER REPAIR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER. REMOVED CORROSION FROM ADJACENT SKIN. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 SHEET 1-5. PERFORMED DETAIL VISUAL INSP OF AREA, NO CRACK NEITHER CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, 2 EA INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLERS AND FILLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 SHEET 1-5, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 PG 2A.

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