Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 16, 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
Damaged
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 LT FUSELAGE FWD CENTER SECTION LOWER PLATING HAS INTERIM REPAIR BETWEEN STA FS 470.00 AND 480.00, L-31LH. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION, FABRICATED FINGER DOUBLERS AND FILLER AND DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED FINGER DOUBLERS AND FILLER AND DOUBLER. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES AND INSTALLED FINGER DOUBLERS, FILLER & DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS PER DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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