Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 12, 2003
Submitted
June 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46051
Aircraft time
74,804 hours, 24,952 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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: C3, EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN STA 670 ON CENTERLINE OF BELLY, SKIN AT ANTENNA MOUNT FOUND TO BE CORRODED. BLENDED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. FABBED DOUBLER AND FINGER DOUBLERS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 AND 51-1-24. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED DOUBLERS AND FINGER DOUBLERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D & 51-1-20B.

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