Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
February 4, 2003
Submitted
February 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46837
Aircraft time
69,291 hours, 17,687 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING UPPER SKINS HAVE PATCHES OF LOCAL INTERGRANULAR CORROSION FROM THE WING LEADING EDGE, AFT TO THE AFT SPAR AREAS. *S/D* REMOVED CORROSION IN SUBJECT AREA OF ARB3121 AND ARB3108, LT WING PANEL, AT STATION XIS 168.66 TO XORS 130.40, STRINGER 7L AND 19L, AREAS A-THRU -I IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM CHAPT 51 AND SRM 57-10-00 IN COMPLIANCE WITH EA 8-5710-67584. REF SNRM N238, N332, AND 775.

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