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
Out Of Limits
Location
Zone- 800
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, DOUBLER BEHIND D-PIT DOOR OPENING ON SKIN SPLICE, SIDES 2 AND 3 EXCEED MAX RIVET SPACING, ALUMINUM & JO-BOLTS IN LONGERONS. ADD ADDITIONAL RIVETS TO BRING UNDER MAX SPACING OF 1.400, STA FS 1520 L-29R. PERFORMED REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NR 05366, SEMAN DWG ED-4052 DATED 08-11-05 AND EO SEMAN NR 20051130 DATED 8-19-05. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSPECT. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLERS IAW SEMAN DWG ED-4050 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-4 PG 1. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SEMAN DWG ED-4052, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, AND DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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