Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
December 1, 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
Damaged
Location
L/E Slot
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 CENTER EXTENDED L/E SLOT LWR PLATING ELONGATED HOLES AROUND STA XFS 526.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). REMOVED FASTENERS. TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED SKIN AREA IAW ED EDU38-2 AND DWG U38-R02. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06,10-01-001. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, AND A FILLER IAW ED EDU38-2 AND DWG U38-R02. 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 PARTS ON CTR EXTENDED L/E USING NEW FASTENERS IAW ED EDU38-2 AND DWG U38-R02, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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