Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 11, 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
Damaged
Location
Bs 255
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 C-CHECK INSPECT, RT FWD FUSELAGE JUST FWD OF A-PIT DOOR OPENING DOUBLER THICKNESS RATIO EXCEEDED MAX ALLOWED. DOUBLER THICKNESS 0.135", SKIN 0.071". REWORK REPAIR TO BRING INTO SRM LIMITATIONS WITH LOCK FASTENERS IN LONGERONS, STA FS 255 L-36. PERFORMED REPAIR IAW FAA 8110.3 05367 DATED 08-19-05, SEMAN DWG ED 4046 DATED 08-15-05 AND EO SEMAN NR 20051123 DATED 08-19-05. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 21, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW SEMAN DWG ED 4046. PERFORMED NDT INSPECT IAW DC-8 NDT SPM, PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, REPAIR TRIPLER, FILLER & FILLER IAW SEMAN DWG ED 4046, DC8 SRM. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SEMAN DWG ED 4046, DC-8 SRM.

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