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, FOUND CORROSION DAMAGE ON RT FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION PRESSURE PANEL BETWEEN STA FS 8.00 AND STA FS -67.00, RBL 28.78 TO RBL 56. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF FASTENERS AND CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS, REMOVED DAMAGED SEGMENT. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. FABRICATED NEW PRESSURE PANEL SEGMENT, EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AND INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW PRESSURE PANEL SEGMENT. APPLIED RC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE. INSTALLED NEW PRESSURE PANEL SEGMENT AND INTERNAL/EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS WITH NEW FASTENERS PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND DRAWINGS.

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