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
Corroded
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 LOWER EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED AT STA 1410.000 L-35. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF THE CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS AND REMOVED THE DAMAGED PLATING. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. APPLIED THE PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES AND INSTALLED NEW PLATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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