Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 10, 2003
Submitted
November 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
84,293 hours, 26,186 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
L/E Slot
Part time
84,293 hours, 26,186 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 WING L/E SLOT UPPER SKIN CORRODED BETWEEN STA XFS 220.000 - XFS 232.500 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38 TR 57-85. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17, 18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2G. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA AND FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38 TR 57-85. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FILLER AND DOUBLER INTERNAL PART IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38 TR 57-85, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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