Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 23, 2010
Submitted
February 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
101,087 hours, 33,054 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
101,087 hours, 33,054 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 INSP FOUND NR 2 MAIN TANK TOP ACCESS DOOR NR 505F DOUBLER CRACKED AT STA XRS 22.270 STR 6. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSP. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED EXTERNAL, INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLER. HEAT TREATED. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED (PRC) SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-21 FIGURE 36, NDT SPM PART 08, SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE36, DPS 4.710 REV "L", SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13, 17, SRM 51-1-12 PAGES 7-10, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-12 TR NR 51-133, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-1-20B, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-15, AND SRM 51-3-1 PAGE 2A.

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