Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 30, 2007
Submitted
July 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
98,143 hours, 31,809 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Zone 100
Part time
98,143 hours, 31,809 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 IMPROPER REPAIR AT FLIGHT STATION 341 LONGERON 33LEFT DOUBLER FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE LEFT SIDE ACROSS FROM A-PIT DOOR OPENING SIDE 1 AND 3 FORWARD AND AFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AND EXISTING REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. CLEANED,TREATED, AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND NEW FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 FIGURE 7 SHEET 1 AND 3, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, SRM 53-4-1 FIGURE 4 ITEM "C", SRM 51-9-0 FIGURE 68A, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, 51-1-20D AND 51-3-1,

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