Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 10, 2007
Submitted
December 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604BX
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
87,931 hours, 29,662 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Zone 100
Part time
87,931 hours, 29,662 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LOWER FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION HAS IMPROPER REPAIR AT STATION 165.000 TO STATION 70.000 LONGERON 31 RIGHT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKINS AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 53-3-3 FIGURE 1, DC8 SRM 53-1-0 PAGE 1 AND SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, 51-1-20D, AND 51-3-1.

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