Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 11, 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

LT INNER WING CTR L/E LOWER PLATING SHOWS THREE INTERIM REPAIRS AND CORROSION AROUND STA XFS 304.000. REMOVED FASTENERS. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED AREA, PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.071) AND TWO FILLERS (7075-T6 AL0.063 EACH ONE) IAW EODHL-030542, ED-3289. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE AND FILLERS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER ON LT INNER WING CTR L/E LOWER PLATING AROUND STA XFS.304.000 WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030542, ED-3289, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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