Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 19, 2012
Submitted
November 19, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N120MN
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53120
Aircraft time
40,084 hours, 51,076 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 600
Part time
40,084 hours, 41,076 cycles
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

BOTTOM OF RT WING BEHIND SLAT HAS CORROSION FORWARD OF SPAR. REMOVED CORROSION AFT LOWER WING AFT OF SLAT FORWARD OF SPAR XRS91 TO XRS69. 3 EA AREAS IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAGE 34. PERFORMED AN ULTRASONIC THICKNESS TEST ON ALL 3 AREAS, OTBD AREA MEASURES OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIR IS OUTSIDE OF THE SRM LIMITS. REPAIR DESIGN PROVIDED BY FLIGHT VEHICLES CONSULTING INC (FVCI), DWG 57-12457-1, REV NEW. LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW FVCI DWG 57-12457-1. PERFORMED FLAP PEEN AT REWORKED AREAS IAW SOPM 20-10-3, PAGE 1. APPLIED ALODINE AND PRIMER TO REPAIR DOULBLERS IAW SRM 51-10-03. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW FVCI DWG 57-12457-1.

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