Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 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
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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

RT INNER WING UPPER SKIN CORRODED AROUND STA XRS 184.000 BETWEEN CTR SPAR AND S-9R. REMOVED FASTENERS, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 16. BLENDED OUT DAMAGED SKIN AREA IAW EODHL-030534, ED-3356. 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 AL0.125) IAW EODHL-030534, ED-3356. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON RT INNER WING UPPER SKIN AROUND STA XRS 184.000 WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030534, ED-3356 AND SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FOR LEAK CHECK SEE N/R 3824.

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