Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 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
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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

RT WING CTR L/E UPPER SKIN CORRODED FROM XFS 322.750 TO XFS 341.500 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-2-1 PG 1 FIG 38. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED CORROSION FROM RT WING CTR L/E UPPER SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 16. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 57-2-1 PG 1 FIG 38. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER (7075-T6 0.063) IAW SRM 57-2-1 PG 1 FIG 38. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER AND FILLER INNER SIDE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-1 PG 1 FIG 38 AND SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REFER TO N/R 2146 FOR RT WING CTR L/E REMOVAL/ REINSTALLATION.

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