Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
December 15, 2005
Submitted
February 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46130
Aircraft time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
Part time
71,621 hours, 17,096 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, 2 CORRODED AREAS FOUND ON LOWER FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION AT FOLLOWING LOCATION BS 217 BETWEEN L32 & 31R, BS 223 BETWEEN L32R & 32L, DUE CHANGE. PERFORMED REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-1. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. REMOVED CORRODED PLATING SEGMENT. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION. FAB`D EXTERNAL SPLICES, INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER, INTERNAL DOUBLER, TR NR 53-173 DATED 09-20-03. CLEANED, TREATED & PRIMED AREA, REPAIR PART. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW PLATING SEGMENT & REPAIR PART. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW APPLICABLE SRMS.

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