SDR RRXA991392

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1420 - 1440
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 CORROSION, FUSELAGE, LOWER EXTERIOR SKIN BETWEEN STA 1420 AND STA 1440, AT LONGERON 36 PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER SHEARED FASTENER AND CORROSION EMANATING FROM UNDER DOUBLER. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGED, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW FAA APPROVED TENNESSEE TECHNICAL SERVICES DER ENGINEERING SKETCH NR EO-99-094 WITH APPROVED 8110-3 DATED JUNE 25, 1999. (CORROSION DAMAGE RECORDED IN EWA CORROSION PROGRAM).

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