Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
December 12, 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
Worn
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 OUTBD FLAP L/E PLATING WORN STA XF 163.000- 213.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW ED EDU38-8, DWG U38-R08. REMOVED DAMAGED PLATING, RUB STRIPS AND RIBS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1, ED EDU38-8, DWG U38-R08. HEAT TREATED IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 1, 13, 17, SRM 51-1-4 PG 1, 3, DPS 3.69-4. PERFORMED COUNTERSINK TO NEW PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-22. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW PLATING INNER SIDE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 1. INSTALLED NEW PLATING AND REINSTALLED RUB STRIP AND RIBS WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW ED EDU38-8, DWG U38-R08, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1.

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