Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 28, 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
Damaged
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

RT WING EXTENDED L/E INBD VANE FWD PLATING ELONGATED HOLES AT STA XS 247.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS. TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED SKIN AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER EXTERNAL DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.071), AN INTERNAL DOUBLER (7075-T6AL0.050) AND A FILLER (7075-T6 AL0.063). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR EXTERNAL DOUBLER, INTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLER ON RIGHT WING EXTENDED L/E INBD VANE FWD PLATING (AT STA XS 247.000) USING NEW FASTENERS. FOR LEAK CHECK SEE JC 8-36-00-003.

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