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 195
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 BELOW FWD STATIC PORT, DOUBLER THICKNESS RATIO EXCEEDED MAX ALLOWED, ALUMINUM RIVETS USED IN LONGERONS. REWORK REPAIR IAW TO BRING INTO CONFORMANCE, STA FS 195, L-35R. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA 8110-3 NR 05367 DATED 08-19-05, SEMAN DWG ED 4045 DATED 08-12-05 AND EO SEMAN NR 20051122 DATED 08-19-05. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 21. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SEMAN DWG ED 4045. PERFORMED NDT INSPECT IAW DC-8 NDT SPM, PART 06-10-01-001. FAB`D REPAIR DOUBLER, INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER & FILLER IAW SEMAN DWG ED 4045, DC8 SRM 51-1-4 PAGE 1. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SEMAN DWG ED 4045, DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, DC8

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