Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 13, 2009
Submitted
August 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
87,447 hours, 31,757 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

FUSE SKIN HAS CORROSION AT FS 100 AND BS 0. ACCOMPLISHED FUSE SKIN DOUBLER AND FILLER REPAIR IAW ASTAR EVA D853-00268 AND DWG D85300268-001-D. HFEC OF REPAIR PARTS AND DAMAGE CUT OUT AREA ON FUSELAGE ACCOMPLISHED PER STEP 6 OF LISTED EVA. NO CRACKS OR CORROSION NOTED. MATERIALS USED: FILLER; 7075T6 .063" X 7.419" X 2.0", PO 4-17312. DOUBLER; 7075T6 .071" X 13.5" X 8.25", PO 631674. THIS IS A CLASS II LIFE LIMITED REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1.

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