Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 27, 2006
Submitted
November 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
82,854 hours, 30,419 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
82,854 hours, 30,419 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

FUS EXTERIOR NR 2 ACCESS DOOR INTERNAL DOUBLER HAS TWO CRACKS OF 0.250" STA -165.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 09-25-06, DWG AB99-53-R01 REV IR DATED 09-05-06. REMOVED EXISTING PLATING SEGMENT IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0. CUT OUT INTERNAL DOUBLER AND FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.063") INTERNAL DOUBLER SEGMENT (AL7075T6 0.050") AND (4EA) STRAPS (AL7075T6 0.063") IAW DWG AB99-53-R01. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DWG AB99-53-R01, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.

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