Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 23, 2014
Submitted
May 29, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N305FA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49398
Aircraft time
61,369 hours, 34,770 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 T/E PANEL HAS CORROSION AT APPROXIMATELY WS 434 & 450. CORROSION REMOVAL EXCEEDED THE LIMITS AND WITH FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND UPPER SKIN ON PANEL WAS ALSO DELAMINATED. REMOVED DELAMINATED SKIN IAW SRM 51-70-02 WHICH WAS ALSO OUT OF LIMITS. NEW PANEL ASSY ORDERED, LOCATED DRILLED AND INSTALLED PANEL ALONG WITH SPLICE IAW SRM 51-30-02, 51-20-0 & 51-30-01.

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