Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 15, 2006
Submitted
October 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Aircraft time
88,788 hours, 35,270 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
88,788 hours, 35,270 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 SKIN CRACKED AT STATION -12 LONGERON 27 LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACKS OR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW ALL SRMS AND DRAWINGS.

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