Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 28, 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 CENTER EXTENDED L/E UPPER SKIN CORRODED AROUND STA. XFS.341.500 TO XOLDI 6.2246. REMOVED FASTNERS. REMOVED CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. TRIMMED OUT CORRODED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.071) AND SIX FILLERS (7075-T6 AL0.063) IAW EODHL-030543, ED-3388. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE 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 DOUBLERS AND FILLERS ON LT INNER WING CTR. EXTENDED LE UPPER SKIN AROUND STA. XFS. 341.500 TO XOLDI 6.2246 USING NEW FASTENERS.

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