Service difficulty report · Plate · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 30, 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
Plate
Condition
Dented
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 INBD FLAP LOWER PLATING HAS DENTS ON SEVERAL SPOTS BETWEEN STA XW 5.000 AND XW115.250. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030568, ED-3293. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN PANEL IAW EODHL-030568, ED-3293. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A NEW SKIN PANEL (2024-T3 AL0.063) IAW EODHL-030568, ED-3293. CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED 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 FLAP LOWER SURFACE, STA XW 5.000 - XW 115.250 WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030568, ED-3293, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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