Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 10, 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

LT WING OUTBOARD FLAP LOWER SKIN SHOWS INTERIM REPAIR BETWEEN STA XF 415.000 AND XW 408.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030502, ED-3379. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21A PG 4. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN PANEL IAW EODHL-030502, ED-3279. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A NEW SKIN PANEL IAW EODHL-030502, ED-3279. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED NEW SKIN INTERIOR SURFACE 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 OUTBOARD FLAP LWR SURFACE WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL030502, ED-3279, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21A PG 3.

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