Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 1, 2004
Submitted
June 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
75,918 hours, 30,152 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
75,918 hours, 30,152 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 INSPECTION A CRACK (1 INCH) WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE EXTERIOR STA 174.000-1745.000, L-16R TO L-17R. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED. FASTENERS AND EXISTING EXTERNAL DOUBLER WERE REMOVED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 PG 105-106 FIG 7 VIEW 6. FABRICATED DOUBLER, FILLERS AND FINGER DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 PG 99-100 FIG 7 SHEET 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW 51-1-8B AND INSTALLED FILLERS, DOUBLER AND FINGER DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 PG 99-100 FIG 7 SHEET 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-15 PG 1.

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