Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 21, 2003
Submitted
May 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
78,807 hours, 30,335 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
5769857387
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
78,807 hours, 30,335 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 WING CTR L/E SKIN SHOW ELONGATED HOLES AND INTERIM REPAIR AT XW 257.500 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EO DHL 030409, ED 3257. REMOVED INTERIM REPAIR IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW EO DHL 030409, ED 3257. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER (7075-T6 0.063) IAW EODHL 030409, ED 3257. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER AND DOUBLER INNER PART IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON SPLICE SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-5 PG 1. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL 030409, ED 3257, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 AND SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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