Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 28, 2006
Submitted
August 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 800
Part time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION FOUND LEFT HAND PASSENGER DOOR LOWER AREA CRACKED AT STATION 35.000. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER (AL 7075 T6 0.050”) IAW DC-8 SRM 52-2-0 FIG 4, (SHEET 3), DC-8 SRM 52-3-1 FIG 1 ITEM L, DC-8 SRM 51-9-0 FIG 68A. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR 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 52-2-0 FIG 4 SHEET 3, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21.

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