Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
September 26, 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 1530-1536
Part time
81,753 hours, 20,861 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING INSPECTION CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LOWER SKIN STA 1530-1536 LONGERON 31RH-31LH.CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-1-8 PAGE 20, THICKNESS WAS MEASURED IAW ASTME 767-01 AND IT WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION AN EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL SPLICE, FINGER DOUBLER AND LONGERON STRAP IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIGURE 4 TR 53-172 AND EWO ATI 53-027. SPLICE FITTING PN: 4641326 AT STA FS 1530 WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1-7.

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