Service difficulty report · Plate · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 21, 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
Rt Wing 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

RT WING INBD FLAP UPPER PLATING SHOWS DENTS AND WEAR OUT OR LIMITS BETWEEN STA XW 104.000 TO XW 115.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AND DAMAGED SKIN PANEL IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A NEW SKIN PANEL ( 2024-T3AL 0.063) AND THREE FILLERS AS INDICATED BELOW, TWO FILLERS OF 2024-T3AL 0.025 AND ANOTHER ONE OF 2024-T3AL 0.016 IAW EO DHL 030567, ED 3385. CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED THE NEW SKIN PANEL INTERIOR SURFACE AND FILLERS. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED THE NEW SKIN PANEL AND FILLERS ON RT WING INBD FLAP UPPER PLATING (STA. XW 104.000 - XW 115.000) USING NEW FASTENERS.

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