Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 28, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 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
Misrepaired
Location
Zone 200
Part time
96,561 hours, 25,131 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 FOUND EXTERNAL FUSELAGE FORWARD PASSENGER DOOR UPPER CORNER HAS NON STANDARD REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING NON STANDARD REPAIR. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION NO CRACKS OR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL 7075 T6 0.063), AND REPAIR TRIPLER (AL 7075 T6 0.080”). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-20D, NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, AD 2000-20-08, S/B DC-8 53-075, MFG DRAWINGS NRS SR08530021, AND 5750776.

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