Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 26, 2005
Submitted
January 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
86,085 hours, 35,775 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Sta 680 - 780
Part time
86,085 hours, 35,775 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN FROM STATION 680 TO STATION 780 BETWEEN LONGERON 32 LEFT AND LONGERON 32 RIGHT. REMOVED FASTENERS, AND ANTENNA TO GAIN ACCESS. REMOVED CORROSION. ORIGINAL SKIN THICKNESS .125 AFTER CORROSION REMOVED SKIN THICKNESS WAS .056, OUT OF LIMITS. MANUFACTURED, ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-8, 51-1-20D, 51-1-8, 53-2-0, AND 53-2-1.

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