Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
December 16, 2005
Submitted
January 27, 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
Cracked
Location
Zone 800
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 ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, FWD PASSENGER DOOR LWR SKIN CRACKED 1 INCH APPROX. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 52-2-0 FIG. 4 (SHEET 3). REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (ALCLAD 7075 T6 0.050”) IAW SRM 52-2-0 FIG. 4 (SHEET 3), SRM 52-3-2 FIG. 1 ITEM L, SRM 51-9-0 FIG. 68A PAGE 10A. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 52-2-0 FIG. 4 (SHEET 3), SRM 51-1-21.

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