Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 20, 2006
Submitted
June 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46064
Aircraft time
88,960 hours, 36,512 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Fuselage
Part time
88,960 hours, 36,512 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, FOUND AN IMPROPER REPAIR AT STATION 1430, LONGERON 34 RIGHT, EXTERNAL DOUBLER BELOW D-PIT DOOR OPENING. ALSO AT FUSELAGE LOWER SECTION SKIN, FROM STATION 1360 TO 1580, LONGERON 36 TO 31 RIGHT AND LEFT FOUND CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED SKIN BETWEEN STATIONS 1350.000 AND 1490.000, LONG 31 RIGHT TO 31 LEFT IAW DOUGLAS DRAWING 5616674, 5750776 AND 5615372. THIS REPAIR CONSTITUTES A MAJOR REPAIR.

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