- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2003
- Submitted
- November 22, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 46076
- Aircraft time
- 81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
- Part
- Plate
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- T/E Flap
- Part time
- 81,763 hours, 30,243 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
LEFT I/B FLAP FWD UPPER PLATING SHOWS DENTS (STA XW 104.000-122.000) MAJOR REPAIR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1, SRM 57-7-1 PG 2. REMOVED DAMAGED PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW PLATING IAW SRM 57-7-1 PG 2. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND INNER SIDE OF NEW PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-15 PG 1.