Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 14, 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
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Panel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Aileron
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

LT WING INBD AILERON UPPER PLATING SHOWS INTERIM REPAIRS BETWEEN STA XA 441.000 - XA 542.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030570, ED-3398. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN PANEL IAW EODHL-030570, ED-3398. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A NEW SKIN PANEL IAW EODHL-030570, ED-3398. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE NEW SKIN PANEL IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9 INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL ON LT WING INBD AILERON UPPER PLATING, STA XA 441.000 - XA 542.000 USING NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030570, ED-3398 AND SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. SEE N\R 4049 FOR WEIGHT AND BALANCE.

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