Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 27, 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
Corroded
Location
Bs 850 L24l
Part time
99,983 hours, 32,243 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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 EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN LEFT SIDE WITH CORROSION AT STATION FS 850.000 LONGERON 24. REMOVED FASTENERS FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED INNER TAPERED SPLICE REPAIR, FILLER SKIN. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11, 51-3-1, FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 08205 DATED 04/29/08, DRAWING NUMBER ED-4752 DATED 03/29/08, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18, DC8 SRM 53-2-0 PAGE 2P, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13 AND 17, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-8B.

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