Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 18, 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
Rt 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

RIGHT OUTER WING INBD L/E UPPER SKIN CORRODED XFS 710.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. TRIMMED AND REMOVED DAMAGED AREAS IAW ASTAR ED EDU21-10, DWG U21-R10. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DCO NDT SPM PART 6-10-01-001. FABRICATED (3) FILLERS, DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IAW ASTAR ED EDU21-10, ASTAR DWGU21-R10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FILLER, DOUBLER AND TRIPLER INNER FACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLERS, DOUBLER, TRIPLER WITH NEW FASTENER IAW ASTAR ED EDU21-10, ASTAR DWG U21, R10, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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