Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 24, 2000
Submitted
January 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45968
Aircraft time
73,303 hours, 24,727 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
NA
Part serial
NA
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C1, FWD PIT STA 390 BETWEEN LONG 32R & 33R SKIN IS CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 MAT ID FOR EXTERNAL DOUBLER 7075-T6 .03 2 IAW DC8 SRM 53-4-1. FABD DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1, ALODINED AND PRIMED DOUBLER AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 & 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20D. INSTALLED SPLICERS AND LONGERON AND SHEAR TIE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D & 51-1-21.

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