Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 23, 2003
Submitted
November 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
78,174 hours, 28,879 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing
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

RIGHT OUTER WING INBD EXTENDED L/E SHOWS CORROSION AND ELONGATED HOLES AROUND STA XFS 710.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. FABRICATED FILLER AND REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DHL-EDT66-1, DWGT66-R01. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED INNER FACE OF FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-15 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND REPAIR DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW DHL-EDT66-1, DWGT66-R01, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 SRM 51-1-20D PG 9 SRM 51-1-15 PG 1. REFER TO NR 0119 FOR RIGHT OUTER WING INBD LE REMOVAL/REINSTALLATION.

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