Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 25, 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
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Aileron
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 IB AILERON LWR SURFACE WITH INTERIM REPAIR BETWEEN STA.XA441.000 AND XA.502.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030569, ED-3399. REMOVED FASTENERS AND DAMAGED SKIN SEGMENT INCLUDING INTERIM REPAIR IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. FABRICATED NEW SKIN SEGMENT (2024-T3 AL0.050) AND SPLICE STRAP (2024-T3 AL0.050) IAW EODHL-030569, ED-3399. CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED AREA AND INNER SIDE OF SKIN SEGMENT AND SPLICE STRAP IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED (PRC) SEALANT TIO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG.9. INSTALLED NEW SKIN SEGMENT AND SPLICE STRAP WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030569, ED-3399, SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. REFER TO N/R 2199 FOR WEIGHT AND BALANCE. FOR REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION SEE J/C 8-27-11-020

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