Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46064
Part
Skin
Part number
5613861506
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT, A CORROSION BULGE AND CRACK OF THE EXTERNAL PLATING WAS FOUND AT FUSELAGE STATION 40, BETWEEN LONGERONS 34 AND 35 RIGHT. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY REMOVAL OF THE CORRODED PLATING, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF FINGER DOUBLER, FILLER AND EXTERNAL DOUBLERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA DER APPROVED DRAWING C31-R01, DOUGLAS SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-16, AND ENGINEERING ORDER 53-DC8-608.

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