Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 11, 2009
Submitted
May 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
99,555 hours, 26,286 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Zone 100
Part time
99,555 hours, 26,286 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND IMPROPER REPAIR AT STATION 220.000-240.000 LONGERON 28-31 LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, INTERNAL, AND EXTERNAL DOUBLERS. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA, AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIGURE 7 TR 53-203 SHEETS 3, 4, 23, AND 24, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-21, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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