Service difficulty report · Wing · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 17, 2015
Submitted
March 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803WA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49507
Aircraft time
47,423 hours, 35,031 cycles
Part
Wing
Part number
593049917
Condition
Handler Error
Location
Zone 500
Part time
47,423 hours, 35,031 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DE-ICING TRUCK HIT LT WING TIP DURING DE-ICING. REMOVED LT WING TIP EXTENSION T/E PANEL IAW MM 57-20-02. CLEANED AND INSPECTED AREA FOR DAMAGES IAW WO 2701, ITEM NR 2. REPLACED DAMAGED LT WING TIP EXTENSION PANEL IAW MM 57-20-02. PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR AT LT WING T/E PANEL IAW MESSAGE CSW-15-0005-03B/07B. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED FLUX VALVE IAW MM 34-21-06 TO FOM, FUNCTIONAL CHECK NORMAL IAW MM 34-21-00. INSPECTED WIRES FOR WING TIP LIGHTING AND FLUX VALVE AREA IAW MM 20-50-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF LT WING TIP LIGHTING, AFT STROBE, FWD STROBE, LANDING LIGHT AND COMPASS IAW MM 34-21-06 AND 33-40-00 FUNCTIONAL CHECK NORMAL. NOTE: OPS RESTRICTION, AVOID SEVERE TURBULENCE, REPAIR APPROVED FOR 20 FLIGHT HOURS, INSPECT REPAIR PRIOR TO EACH FLIGHT IAW MESSAGE CSA-15-0005-07B. TRANSFERRED TO WATCH ITEM 2875 BASED ON INFO FROM CSW-15-0005-07B AND SRM 51-02. 20 HOURS REVENUE FLIGHT ONLY. INSPECT TAPE FOR SECURITY BEFORE EACH FLIGHT. DOC FROM MFG IN LOG BOOK FOR CREW REFERENCE. PLACARD INSTALLED. REF TO WI 2875: ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON LT WING T/E IAW MFG MESSAGE CSW-15-0005-07B AND SRM 57-03, FIG 10 FOR T/E S3913181. THIS CLEARS WI 2875. PLACARD REMOVED.

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