Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
June 1, 2002
Submitted
October 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728PL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45918
Aircraft time
81,868 hours, 23,437 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
81,868 hours, 23,437 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS DETECTED ON THE FUSELAGE EXTERNAL PLATING BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 857 TO 902 BETWEEN LONGERONS 10L TO 21L. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED CORROSION REMOVAL AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITATIONS. CORROSION REMOVAL AT FUSELAGE STATION 857, STRINGER 12 FOUND OUT OF LIMITATION. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHE REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION A FILLER AND REPAIR DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND DRAWING Q38-R03.

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