Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 11, 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
Pressure 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

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, LT FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION PRESSURE PANEL CORROSION DAMAGE BETWEEN STA FS 8.00 AND STA FS -67.00 LBL 40.30 TO LBL 56.00. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED FASTENERS WITHIN REPAIR AREA. REMOVED THE CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED A NEW SEGMENT PANEL, FIVE EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER, TWO INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES, INSTALLED THE REPAIR PARTS ON THE NOSE SECTION PRESSURE PANEL USING NEW FASTENERS PER DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL, FAA FORM 8110-3 DWG W43-R20 AND EO NR 2004484.

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