Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 29, 2005
Submitted
June 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
83,496 hours, 34,569 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
83,496 hours, 34,569 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, CARGO DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN HAS 0.25 IN. CRACKS ON EDGES STA 1160.000 TO STA 1220.000, L-31R TO L-31L. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 52-1-0 PAGE 1, DC-8 SRM 52-4-1 FIG 1. REMOVED EXISTING DAMAGED SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1. FABRICATED NEW SKIN (ALCLAD 2024 T6 0.050”) IAW DC-8 SRM 52-4-1 FIG. 1 ITEM Q CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED NEW SKIN AND AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11 PAGE 9. INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1, DC-8 SRM 51-3-0 PAGE 1. TORQUED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-3-1.

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