Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 18, 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
5642960507
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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 INBOARD FLAP UPPER SKIN CORRODED STA XW 2.000 TO XW 91.000 LT (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EO DHL 030407, ED 3263, REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17, 18 FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-2-0 PAGE 16. REMOVED CORRODED SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED NEW SKIN (2024-T3 0.050) IAW EO DHL 030407 ED 3236, CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED NEW SKIN INNER PART IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON SPLICE SURFACE IAW 51-1-15 PAGE 1. INSTALLED NEW SKIN WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EO DHL 030407 ED 3263 SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1, SRM 51-1-15 PAGE 1.

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