Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 18, 2007
Submitted
December 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
85,401 hours, 32,570 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1200
Part time
85,401 hours, 32,570 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

AFT CARGO COMPT SKIN CORRODED STA 1200.000 L-36 TO L-35L (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 11-15-07, EVA D853-00021 REV "B" DATED 11-15-07. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. REMOVED EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.160") REPAIR TRIPLER (AL7075T6 0.100") AND (2EA) FILLERS (AL7075T6 0.125"/0.100") IAW ASTAR DWG NR ESD85300021-001. TAPERED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 0.160" TO 0.085" AND FILLER FROM 0.125" TO 0.080" IAW ASTAR DWG ESD85300021-001. NDT INSPECTED CUT OUT AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07. NO CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-4. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW ASTAR DWG ESD85300021-001, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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