Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 12, 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
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 A ROUTINE C CHECK FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN WITH 1INCH CRACK AND CORROSION IN IT, STA 1080.000 L-34R. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED FASTENERS ALONG WITH THE CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2M. REMOVED THE DAMAGED SECTION IAW DWG V22-R09, PERFORMED NDT INSP INAW DC8 NDT SRM PART 6-10-01-001. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW DWG V22-R09 CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FILLER DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER, DOUBLER & NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-1-21 PG 7.

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