Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 8, 2008
Submitted
May 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
91,019 hours, 28,448 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 665-680
Part time
91,019 hours, 28,448 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 SKIN CORRODED (STA 665.000 - 680.000, L-35L - L-36) MAJOR REPAIR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 SHEET 1-4. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.125") AND (2EA) INTERNAL FINGER (AL7075T6 0.050") IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 SHEET 1-4, SRM 53-4-1 FIG 15B ITEM "A". CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE). THIS IS A PERMANENT CLASS I REPAIR, INITIAL INSP AT 4.000 LANDING CYCLES, REPETITIVE AT 4.000 LANDING CYCLES, REPLACEMENT N/A, EXTERNAL VISUAL METHOD, NEXT REINSPECTION AT 32448 LANDING CYCLES IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 5, TR NR 53-190 DATED 09-20-03. RFES C/W.

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