Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 5, 2010
Submitted
April 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
92,081 hours, 38,426 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 100
Part time
92,081 hours, 38,426 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 INSP FOUND FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION INTERNAL DOUBLER WORN AND BROKEN AT STA FS -156.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSP. NO CRACKS OR CORROSION NOTED. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOUBLERS, INNER SPLICE DOUBLERS CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 04/07/10, DWG ED-5096 DATED 03/18/10, SRM 51-1-21, NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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