Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 10, 2004
Submitted
April 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Corroded
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 FORWARD AND AFT CENTER SECTION PRESSURE PANEL CORROSION DAMAGE BETWEEN STA FS 980.000 AND FS 857.000. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED FASTENERS, AND REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. FABRICATED NEW PANEL SEGMENT, EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AND INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, NEW PANEL SEGMENT, EXTERNAL REAPIR DOUBLER AND INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW PANEL SEGMENT, EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AND INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS PER DOUGLAS SRM, DRWG W43-R12, AND EO 2004423

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