Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 22, 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
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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

RT. WING OB L/E UPPER SKIN CORRODED STA. XFS.710.000 PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030517, ED-3306. REMOVED FASTENERS AND EXISTING DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. TRIMMED OUT THE CORRODED SKIN AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.063) AND TWO FILLERS (7075-T6 AL0.050) IAW EODHL-030517, ED-3306. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE AND THE FILLERS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLERS ON RT WING OB L/E UPPER SKIN (STA. XFS.710.000) USING NEW FASTENERS.

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