Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 11, 2008
Submitted
October 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
88,878 hours, 38,040 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Fuselage
Part time
88,878 hours, 38,040 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECT, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN FORWARD OF FLAT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD HAS IMPROPER REPAIR AT STATION FS 1690.000 LONGERON 28. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION AND EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. NO CRACK FOUND. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, INTERNIAL, AND EXTERNAL DOUBLERS. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA, AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW S/B 53A080, AD 2008-06-23, BOEING SB DC853A080 DATED 06/22/04 ACCOMPLISHMENT INSTRUCTION B WORK INSTRUCTION PARAGRAPH 4 APPENDIX "A" INSPECTION SEQUENCE 02, AND ATI EO 53-DC8-3729 DATED 02/05/07.

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