Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 10, 2004
Submitted
May 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
91,910 hours, 30,097 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
91,910 hours, 30,097 cycles
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

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION A CRACK WAS DETECTED AT THE RIGHT FUSELAGE TAIL SECTION BETWEEN STATION 1750.00 AND 1752.00, L14R-L15R. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, REMOVED FASTENERS AND DAMAGE AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC8 STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL 53-2-1 FIGURE 7. FABRICATED DOUBLER, FINGER DOUBLER AND FILLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC8 STRUCTURAL MANUAL 53-2-1 FIG 7, CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER, FINGER DOUBLER AND FILLER. INSTALLED ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC8 STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL 53-2-1 FIG 7, 51-2-20D PAGE 9, AND 51-1-21 PAGE 1.

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