Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
June 23, 2005
Submitted
August 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45813
Aircraft time
89,890 hours, 37,461 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Part time
89,890 hours, 37,461 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 INSPECTION, EXTERNAL DOUBLER LEFT AFT FUSELAGE BELOW L-2 DOOR. REPAIR FAILED ASSESSMENT DOUBLER NOT THICK ENOUGH, SIDES 2 UPPER AND 4 LOWER EXCEED AVERAGE RIVET SPACING SIDES 1 FWD, 2 UPPER, 3 AFT, 4 LOWER EXCEED MAX RIVET SPACING. UPGRADE REPAIR PER DACO DC-8 SRM (STA FS 1670). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NR 05283 DATE 07-06-05, SEMAN DWG ED 4002 DATE 07-01-05, EO SEMAN NR 2005904 DATE 07-06-05. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1. PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION. NO CRACK FOUND, NO CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (ALCLAD 7075 T6 0.050”) + INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER (ALCLAD 7075 T6 0.032”) IAW SEMAN DWG ED 4002, DC-8 SRM 51-1-4 PAGE 1. C

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