Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
November 10, 2006
Submitted
December 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
79,389 hours, 24,481 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
79,389 hours, 24,481 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 FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 1586.000 BETWEEN LONGERON 20 LEFT TO LONGERON 21 LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLERS AND FILLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND NEW FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 SHEET 1 AND 3, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 SHEETS 1-3, DC8 SRM 53-5-2 FIG 1 PAGE 2 ITEM "E", DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, DC8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 SHEET 1 AND 3, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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