Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 22, 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
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 CTR. L/E VANE SLOT HOLES ELONGATED AT XOLDI 6.224 PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030544, ED-3301. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1, SRM 51-1-20D PG.21. TRIMMED OUT ELONGATED HOLES SKIN AREA IAW EODHL-030544, ED-3301. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A REPAIR EXTERNAL DOUBLER, FILLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW EODHL-030544, ED-3301. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE, FILLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLER AND REPAIR EXTERNAL DOUBLER ON LT. WING CTR. L/E VANE SLOT WITH NEW FASTENERS.

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