Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 27, 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
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 WING EXTENDED L/E OTBD VANE HAS SEVERAL ELONGATED HOLES AND INTERIM REPAIR AT STA XOLDI 67.000. REMOVED FASTENERS, REMOVED EXISTING INTERIM REPAIR. TRIMMED OUT ELONGATED HOLES SKIN AREA. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.071) AN INTERNAL DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.050) AND A FILLER (7075-T6 AL0.063). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE, INTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLER ON RT WING EXTENDED L/E OTBD VANE STA XOLDI 67.000 WITH NEW FASTENERS.

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