Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 19, 2006
Submitted
June 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
78,898 hours, 31,422 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Worn
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
78,898 hours, 31,422 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING INSPECTION, FOUND EXT FUSELAGE C PIT BELLY DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN WORN. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 52-2-0 FIG 4 (SHEET 3). REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-2. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 52-2-0 FIG 4 (SHEET 3). PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION. NO CRACKS OR CORROSION FOUND. FAB`D REPAIR DOUBLER, AND FILLER IAW DC-8 SRM 52-2-0 FIG 4 (SHEET 3), DC-8 SRM 57-4-1 FIG 1 ITEM Q, DC-8 SRM 51-9-0 FIG 68A. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND 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 DC-8 SRM 51-2-0 FIG 4 (SHEET 3), DC-8 SRM 51-1-21.

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