Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 5, 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
Corroded
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, FOUND FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN BELOW ADF LOOP ANTENNA CORRODED, STA 115.000 TO 160.000, L-35R TO L-35L. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED THE CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW 51-1-8 PG 17-18, AND 53-20 PG 24. REMOVED CORRODED SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND SKIN PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS.

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