Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 8, 2003
Submitted
August 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
T/E Flap
Part time
89,636 hours, 28,948 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

INTERIM REPAIR ON LOWER SURFACE OF LT OUTBOARD FLAP BETWEEN XF 309.000 AND XF 333.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1, SRM 57-7-1 FIG 4. REMOVED LOWER SKIN OF LT OUTBOARD FLAP WITH INTERIM REPAIR (XF 309.000 - XF 333.000) IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND FILLER IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1, SRM 57-7-1 FIG 4. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND FILLER AND NEW SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED FILLER AND NEW SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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