SDR RRXA991434

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 17, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8087U
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45977
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 350 - 370
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, INTERNAL DOUBLER AND INNER SURFACE OF OUTER SKIN, BETWEEN LONGERONS 31 LEFT AND LONGERON 31 RIGHT, AND BETWEEN STATIONS Y350 AND STA Y370. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGED, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW FAA APPROVED ENGINEERING SKETCH NR SK 087-990, 8110-3 APPROVED. (CORROSION DAMAGE RECORDED IN EWA CORROSION PROGRAM).

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