SDR RRXA96147

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N870TV
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46086
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1580
Stage of operation
IN
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 A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND INTERNAL DOUBLER CORRODED PAST LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM, AT Y=1580 BETWEEN LONGERON 31 RIGHT TO LONGERON 31 LEFT. SKIN HAD TO CUT AND REMOVED FOR ACCESS AT Y=1580 TO Y=1690 FROM LONGERON 31 RIGHT TO LONGERON 31 LEFT. REMOVED DAMAGE SECTION OF INTERNAL DOUBLER, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLERS AND REPAIRED DOUBLERS IAW DER APPROVED ENGINEERING SKETCHES B21-R12 AND B21-R13. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SKIN SPLICE DOUBLERS AT Y=1580 IAW ENGINEERING SKETCH B21-R03, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8.

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