Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 2, 2003
Submitted
March 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
77,866 hours, 28,485 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing Le
Part time
77,866 hours, 28,485 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 WING L/E UPPER SKIN CORRODED BETWEEN STA 422.750 AND XFS 427.000 PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM57-2-1 PAGE 2 FIG. 38 REMOVED CORROSION ON L/E UPPER SKIN IAW SRM51-1-8 PG. 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG.16. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA IAW SRM 57-2-1 PG. 2, FIG.38 CLEANED , TREATED, AND PRIMED FILLER & DOUBLER INNER PART IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED FILLER & DOUBLER ON LT WING STA. XFS 422.750-XFS 427.000 AND APPLIED PRC SEALANT IAW SRM 57-2-1 PG. 2 FIG 38, SRM51-1-21 PG. 1 SRM51-1-15 PG 1, FOR REMOVAL AND RE-INSTALLATION OF CENTER L/E SEE N/R0318.

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