Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 5, 2008
Submitted
November 6, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LT FWD FUSELAGE AFT AND BELOW EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR HAS IMPROPER REPAIR AT FS 447 LOGN 25.5 LT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, EXTERNAL DOUBLER, INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLERS AND FILLER. CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1, SRM 53-2-1, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 53-4-1 & SRM 51-1-8B. (K)

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