Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 8, 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
Rt 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

RT OUTER WING TOP AFT PANEL PLATING CORRODED AROUND STA XRS 728.000 S-5 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS, REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG.16. BLENDED OUT THE DAMAGED AREA, PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION AROUND REWORK AREA IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 6-10-001. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER IAW EODHL-030621, ED-3470. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON RT OUTER WING TOP AFT PANEL PLATING (STA XRS.728.000, S-5) USING NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030621, ED-3470, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9. SEE N/R 2088 FOR LEAK CK.

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