Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 16, 2006
Submitted
January 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
94,114 hours, 30,547 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Sta 14.000
Part time
94,114 hours, 30,547 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, EXTERNAL FUSE HEAT EXCHANGER CORNER CRACKED STA 14.000 L27R. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW SEMAN DWG ED-4156. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC-8 NDT IAW DC-8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (ALCLAD 2024 T3 0.050) & REPAIR TRIPLER (ALCLAD 2024 T3 0.063) & FILLER (ALCLAD 2024 T3 0.100) IAW SEMAN DWG ED 4156. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA & REPAIR PARTS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SEMAN DWG ED 4156, DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC-8 SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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