Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 17, 2003
Submitted
July 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
83,849 hours, 22,246 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
83,849 hours, 22,246 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

LT OUTER WING INBD L/E UPPER PART PLATING SHOWS CORROSION IN MANY POINTS BETWEEN XFS 560 AND XFS 710 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED INTERIM REPAIR. REMOVED CORROSION FROM INBD L/E UPPER PART PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-2-1 PG 11, 12. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED FILLERS AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER AND DOUBLER PART IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED FILLERS AND DOUBLER ON LT OUTER WING INBD L/E UPPER PART PLATING IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-15 PG 1.

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