Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 19, 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 WING CENTER L/E UPPER SKIN CORRODED STA XFS 310.250 - XFS 335.250 XW 257.500 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. TRIMMED OUT AND REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. FABRICATED (4EA) FILLERS (7075-T6AL 0.063), AND DOUBLER (7075-T6AL 0.071) IAW ASTAR ED EDU21-9 AND DWG U21-R09. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FILLERS AND DOUBLER INTERNAL PART IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLERS AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENER IAW ASTAR ED EDU21-9, DWG U21-R09, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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