Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 3, 2005
Submitted
May 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
86,990 hours, 26,973 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
86,990 hours, 26,973 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 AT AFT LWR CORNER OF RT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER WITH 0.75 CRACK IN IT, STA 12.000 L-27R FUSELAGE EXTERIOR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED ALL FASTENERS WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. PERFORMED STOP HOLE AT END OF CRACK IAW EO AST050402. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL2024T3 0.050), REPAIR TRIPLER (AL2024T3 0.050) IAW EO AST 050402. 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 EO AST050402, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. TORQUED NUTS IAW SRM 51-3-1.

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