Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 19, 2009
Submitted
December 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
91,004 hours, 25,247 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

REF N/R 8696-06: EXFOLIATION CORROSION DISCOVERED ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT APPROXIMATE FS 1464 AND LONGERON 36. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER AND FILLER REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-1, FIG 7 TR 53-203, SHEET 13, EVA D853-00315 AND NDT MANUAL. HFEC OF REPAIR PARTS AND DAMAGE CUT-OUT AREA ON FUSELAGE ACCOMPLISHED IAW STEP 3 AND 9 OF LISTED EVA. NO CRACKS OR CORROSION NOTED. MATERIALS USED: FILLER; 7075-T6, 0.100" X 4.5" X 4.5", PO NR 7157423. DOUBLER; 7075-T6, 0.125" X 11.687" X 10.374", PO NR 8306052. THIS IS A CLASS II LIFE LIMITED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-1.

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