SDR IXXA0500236S

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date: September 27, 2004
Submitted: January 5, 2006
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N825BX
Make and model: Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial: 45978
Aircraft time: 85,823 hours, 34,028 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 100
Part time: 85,823 hours, 34,028 cycles
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
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 ROUTINE C-CHECK UPON FLIGHT READINESS FOUND SKIN DAMAGED ADJACENT TO GROUND POWER DOOR AREA, UPPER LEFT CORNER, STOP DRILLED. REPAIRED EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN BY REMOVING DAMAGED SKIN, FABRICATED NEW SKIN SECTION AND DOUBLERS, LOCATED REPAIR PARTS, DRILLED, TRIMMED, TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND FASTENERS AT STATION -22 TO STATION -48 BETWEEN LONGERONS 30 RIGHT AND 33 RIGHT IAW COOPESA EO COO-8-53-378-04.

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