Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
September 14, 2005
Submitted
December 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
81,753 hours, 20,861 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Sta 208
Part time
81,753 hours, 20,861 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 INSPECTION CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LOWER SKIN STA 208-270 LONGERON 32RH-32 LT. CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-1-8 PAGE 20, THICKNESS WAS MEASURED IAW ASTME 79701 AND IT WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PAGE2P. SKIN WAS REPLACED IAW DRAWING 5613862, RIVETS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1-7 AND SPLICE REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIGURE 4 TR 53-172 AND EWO ATI 53-028.

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