Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 14, 2004
Submitted
March 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 RT FUSELAGE AFT CENTER SECTION LOWER SKIN, REMOVED DOUBLER, FOUND SKIN CRACKED 4.500" STA 1520.00, L-29R AT FRAME AND ATTACH CLIP. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED THE DAMAGED SKIN IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 PG 103-104 FIG 7 (SHEET 3) FABRICATED FINGER DOUBLER FILLER, IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 PG 99-100 FIG 7 (SHEET 1) CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FINGER DOUBLER, FILLER & DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED CONICAL SPACERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-26. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FINGER DOUBLER, FILLER & DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 PG 99-100 FIG 7 ( SHEET1) DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, DC8 SRM 51-1

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