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
Bs 1421 L36
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 DOUBLER, AFT LOWER FUSELAGE BELLY BELOW D-PIT DOOR RIVET SPACING EXCEEDED AT FS 1421 LONGERON 36. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED INSPECTION NDT. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, REPAIR TRIPLER, FILLER SKIN, INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER, AND FILLER INTERNAL DOUBLERS. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11, 51-1-12, 51-3-1, FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 08205 DATED 04/29/08, SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED-4735 DATED03/24/08, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-8B.

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