- Difficulty date
- July 1, 2001
- Submitted
- July 16, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 46123
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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
LT WING L/E SKIN EXHAUST GATE BROKEN APPROX 1.5 INCH. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN PER SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED SKIN (2024-T3 0.032) PER SRM 57-2-1 FIG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED PER SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PER SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.