Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 26, 2007
Submitted
December 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604BX
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
87,931 hours, 29,662 cycles
Part
Skin
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

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 LEFT FORWARD FUSELAGE ACM AFT LOWER CORNER, SPACING TOO LARGE, AT STATION FS 8.000 LONGERON-30 LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK NO CORROSION NOTED. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, INTERNAL, AND EXTENAL DOUBLERS. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS, AND REPAIR PARTS IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 07578 DATED 12-06-07, SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED-4660 DATED 11-22-07, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07, FORM SEMAN 242-4, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-8B.

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