Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 4, 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 WING OB L/E PLATING CORRODED BETWEEN STA XFS.710.000 AND XW.761.000. REMOVED FASTENERS. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SKIN SEGMENT IAW. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDTSPM PART 6-10-01-001. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FABRICATED TWO REPAIR DOUBLERS, A SHIM AND A REPAIR TRIPPLER, ED-3478. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR DOUBLERS AND TRIPLER INTERIOR SURFACE AND THE FILLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED DOUBLERS AND TRIPLER AND SHIM ON LT WING OB L/E SURFACE (BETWEEN STA. XFS.710.000 - XW.761.000) USING NEW FASTENERS.

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