- Difficulty date
- January 21, 2003
- Submitted
- May 18, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46124
- Aircraft time
- 77,866 hours, 28,485 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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 T/E TOP EXTERIOR SKIN SURFACE DELAMINATED (STA 5.000-47.000). CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 57-2-3 PG 4 PAR 1. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.032) IAW SRM 57-2-3 PG 4 PAR 11. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER AND DOUBLER INNER SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-9 PG 2-3 PAR 2-3.