Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 12, 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
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 UPPER SKIN HAS ELONGATED HOLES BETWEEN STA XOLDI 6.225 AND XS 466.651 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1 AND SRM 57-3-3 FIG 5. REMOVED DAMAGED CTR L/E UPPER SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW SKIN (7075-T6 AL0.063) IAW SRM 57-3-3 FIG 5. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED INNER SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW SKIN ON LT WING CTR L/E UPPER SKIN SURFACE (STA XOLDI 6.225 AND XS 466.651) IAW SRM 57-3-3 FIG 5 AND SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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