Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 26, 2010
Submitted
September 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
93,503 hours, 29,634 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

FUSELAGE SKIN BULGING WITH SEVERAL CORROSION INDUCED CRACKS AT FS 26.0, RBL5.0, BETWEEN LONGERONS 36 AND 35R. RESOLUTION: ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER AND FILLER REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-1, FIG 7, TR 53-203, SHEETS 9, 10, 23, AND 24. REPAIR LOCATION: FS 18.562 TO 30.875, LBL 15.75 TO RBL 15.75 APPROXIMATE, AND BETWEEN LONGERON 33L AND 33R. MATERIALS USED: FILLER: 7075T6, 0.050" X 24.75" X 3.0", PO 71070. DOUBLER: 7075T6, 0.063" X 31.75" X 12.3", PO 73742.

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