Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
September 28, 2005
Submitted
November 11, 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 560
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, FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER CARGO DOOR AFT JAMB STA 560 LONGERON 25 TO 33 RT. CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGE 20, THICKNESS MEASUREMENT WAS PERFORMED IAW ASTM 797-0 AND IT WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PAGE 2P. DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND REINFORCEMENT DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW EO ATI-091805 AND EWO ATI-53-031.

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