Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 24, 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
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

LT WING EXTENDED L/E OTBD. VANE SHOWS ELONGATED HOLES AND INTERIM REPAIR AT STA. XOLDI 67.000 PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. REMOVED EXISTING INTERIM REPAIR AND FILLER. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SKIN AREA IAW EODHL-030545, ED-3302. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED EXTERNAL DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.071) AND INTERNAL DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL 0.050) AND FILLER (7075-T6 AL 0.063) IAW EODHL-030545, ED-3302. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED INNER SIDE OF INTERNAL/EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED (PRC) SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG.9. INSTALLED INTERNAL/EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM.

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