- Difficulty date
- May 7, 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
- Panel
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Spoiler
- 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 UPPER SURFACE- LT NR 2 SPOILER UPPER AND LWR SKIN DELAMINATED. REMOVED DELAMINATED LT NR 2 SPOILER IAW MM 27-61-1 PG 201-206. CLEANED AFFECTED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-9 PG 1. FABRICATED PLUG AND DOUBLER (ALUMINUM SPLICE CORE) (7075-T6 AL0.016) IAW SRM 57-2-3 PG 14, PG 6D. BONDED AND CURED IAW SRM 51-1-9 PG 1, PG 4. REINSTALLED LT NR 2 SPOILER IAW MM 27-61-1 PG 204-206.