Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 24, 2006
Submitted
May 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
87,294 hours, 23,582 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
87,294 hours, 23,582 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

LWR FUS EXTERIOR MODIFICATION DOUBLER (ACS) ON HEAT EXCHANGER AFT UPPER CORNER AT STA -12.000 L-24L CRACKED 0.600". PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 05-23-06, DWG W90-53-R22 REV IR DATED 05-11-06. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL2024T3 0.050") REPAIR TRIPLER (AL2024T3 0.063") AND FILLER (AL2024T3 0.100") IAW DWG W90-53-R22. 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 W90-53-R22, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.

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