Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 10, 2005
Submitted
October 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
94,807 hours, 30,875 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 10
Part time
94,807 hours, 30,875 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 INSPECTION, EXTERNAL FUSELAGE AFT HEAT EXCHANGER RT LWR CORNER CRACKED 1, STA 10.000, L-27L. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA 8110.3 NR 05367 DATED 08-19-05, SEMAN DWG ED 4055 DATED 08-14-03 AND EO SEMAN NR 20051140 DATED 08-19-05. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 21. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW SEMAN DWG ED 4055. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC-8 NDT SPM, PART 06-10-01-001. FAB`D REPAIR DOUBLER (AL 2024T3 0.050) + REPAIR TRIPLER (AL 2024T3 0.063) + FILLER (AL 2024T3 0.100) IAW SEMAN DWG ED 4055, DC8 SRM 51-1-4 PAGE 1 (FORMING). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11 PAGE 9.

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