Service difficulty report · Skin · 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
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 TAIL SECTION FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKED .75 INCH STA 1755.000-L-13 TO L14. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF FASTENERS WITH THE REPAIR AREA AND EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION, CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, SHINS AND TWO INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER. CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED THE REPAIR PARTS ON TAIL SECTION EXTERNAL SKIN USING NEW FASTENERS PER DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL MANUAL, ATI DWG W43-R13 AND FAA FORM 8110-3.

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