Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 1, 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 CTR L/E OUTER PLATING SHOWS CORROSION AROUND XW 257.500 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS & EXSITING DOUBLER. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED SKIN SEGMENT. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 6-10-01-001. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND TWO FILLERS EACH IAW EODHL-030626, ED-3458. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE AND FILLERS. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLERS ON LT WING CTR L/E OUTER PLATING (AROUND STA. XW.257.500) USING NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030626, ED3458, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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