Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 11, 2004
Submitted
May 6, 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
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION FOUND DAMAGE ON THE FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN AT STA 125.000 - 275.000 L-21L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED SECTION. PERFORMED AN NDT INSPECTION, FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLERS, FINGER DOUBLERS AND REPAIR TRIPLER. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA, DOUBLERS, FILLERS, FINGER DOUBLER AND TRIPLERS. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED THE DOUBLERS, FILLERS, FINGER DOUBLER AND TRIPLERS PER THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL, ATI DWG W43-R15, REV IR DATED 10/6/04 AND FAA FORM 8110-3.

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