- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2003
- Submitted
- November 22, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46125
- Aircraft time
- 78,174 hours, 28,879 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- T/E Flap
- Part time
- 78,174 hours, 28,879 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 WING OTBD FLAP LWR SKIN SHOWS INTERIM REPAIR, STA XF 333.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1 AND SRM 57-7-1 FIG 4. REMOVED INTERIM REPAIR AND OLD PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW PLATING IAW SRM 57-7-1 FIG 4. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE NEW PLATING INTERIOR SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW PLATING ON LT WING OTBD FLAP LOWER SURFACE (STA XF 333.000) IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-15 PG 1.