Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
November 20, 2003
Submitted
December 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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

LT OUTER WING OTBD EXTENDED L/E OUTER PLATING CORROSION DAMAGE AROUND STA XW 761.695 (MAJOR REPAIR). REMOVED FASTENERS. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED SKIN AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND A FILLER IAW ED-EDU 38-1, DWG U38-R01. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE AND THE FILLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED THE REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER ON LT WING EXTENDED L/E OUTER PLATING XW 761-695 USING NEW FASTENERS IAW ED EDU38-1, DWG U38-R01 AND SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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