Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 31, 2006
Submitted
February 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
83,105 hours, 30,019 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Broken
Location
Access Door
Part time
83,105 hours, 30,019 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

FUSELAGE EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE ACCESS DOOR INTERNAL DOUBLER BROKEN 3 INCHES STA -36.000 L-31.5R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-3-3 FIG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-1-0, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D. FABRICATED NEW INTERNAL DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.063") IAW SRM 51-3-3 FIG 1 ITEM K. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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