Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 17, 2006
Submitted
September 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
93,215 hours, 30,401 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Worn
Location
Fuselage
Part time
93,215 hours, 30,401 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

FUS EXT SKIN HAS WEAR OF 0.750" AND 0.500" APPROX AT STA 28.000 L-27L TO L-18L (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110 DATED 07-14-06, EO AST060705 DATED 07-13-06. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW EO AST060705. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.063") AND FILLER (AL7075T6 0.050") IAW EO AST060705. 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 EO AST060705, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.

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