Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 24, 2005
Submitted
December 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
85,895 hours, 36,255 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fs 1540.00
Part time
85,895 hours, 36,255 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 RT FUSELAGE AFT CENTER SECTION LOWER PLATING INTERNAL CORROSION DAMAGE AROUND STA FS 1540.00, L-25R TO L-26R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED FASTENERS FROM REPAIR AREA AND REMOVED THE DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED AN NDT INSPECTION. FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER, INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER AND FILLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIRED PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES AND INSTALLED REPAIRED PARTS IAW ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS, DRAWINGS AND REVISIONS.

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