Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 14, 2004
Submitted
May 18, 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
Corroded
Location
Fuslage
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 A ROUTINE C-CHECK RT FUSELAGE FORWARD LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT FWD DOOR PLATING LOWER SIDE INTERIM REPAIR BETWEEN STA FS 280.00 AND FS 340.00. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED TEMPORARY REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW NDT SPM PART 6-10-01-001, FABRICATED NEW SKIN SEGMENT IAW DWG V22-R13. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, NEW SKIN, SPLICE( INTERNAL) IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON SPLICE & SKIN AND INSTALLED IAW DWG V22-R13, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG1, SRM 51-1-15 , SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21A PGS 1-4. LEAK CHECK ACCOMPLISHED.

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