Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
August 8, 2011
Submitted
September 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46129
Aircraft time
89,109 hours, 23,952 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 260
Part time
89,109 hours, 23,952 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 LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT STA 260.000, LONGERON 34 RT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSP. NO DISCREPANCY FOUND. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, REPAIR DOUBLER AND FINGER DOUBLERS. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 09/09/11, DWG ED-5394 DATED 08/16/11, NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, SRM 53-3-2 FIG 1 ITEM "A", DPS 4.710 REV "L", SRM 51-1-4, DPS 3.69-4 REV "AP", SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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