Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 17, 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
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING INBD L/E EXTERIOR SKIN CORRODED AT STA XFS 710.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER AND TRIPLER. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. TRIMMED AND REMOVED DAMAGED AREAS. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW NDT SPM PART 6-10-01-001. FABRICATED (3) FILLERS AND DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IAW ASTAR ED EDU21-1, ASTAR DWG U21-R01. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND FILLER AND DOUBLER AND TRIPLER INNER FACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED (PRC) SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IAW ASTAR ED EDU21-1, ASTAR DWG U21-R01, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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