Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 14, 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
Elongated
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 SURFACE HAS ELONGATED HOLES BETWEEN STA XFS 410.250 AND XOLDI 6.225 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38. FABRICATED DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.063) IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER INNER PART IAW SRM 51-1-8B. PERFORMED NEW HOLES (COUNTERSINK) ON DOUBLER WITH PROPER MEASURE IAW SRM 51-1-22 PG 1. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON CTR L/E UPPER SKIN WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38 AND SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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