Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 13, 2008
Submitted
May 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
99,983 hours, 32,243 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Fuselage
Part time
99,983 hours, 32,243 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 IMPROPER REPAIR AT FUSELAGE SKIN FORWARD OF FLAT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT LONGERON 28. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLERS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK AND CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS, FILLERS, FINGER DOUBLERS. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW S/B 53A-080 DATED 06-22-04, AD 2007-02-02, ASB DC8-53-080 DATED JUNE 22 2004, FAA FORM 8100-9 DATED 04-02-08, DOUGLAS DRAWING SR08530032, BOEING MESSAGE 1-791406133-7 DATED 04-02-08, SEMAN DRAWING ED-4734 DATED 04-22-08, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-3-0, 51-1-20D, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC-8 SRM 51-1-11,AND DC-8 SRM 51-3-1.

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