Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 9, 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 INBD EXTENDED L/E OUTER PLATING SHOWS CORROSION & ELONGATED HOLES AROUND STA XFS 710 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS, REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. TRIMMED OUT THE CORRODED SKIN AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER A FILLER AND A TRIPLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER INTERIOR SURFACE AND FILLER. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACE AND FILLER. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER AND TRIPLER ON RT OUTER WING INBD EXTEDNED L/E OUTER PLATING (AROUND STA XFS 710.000) USING NEW FASTENERS.

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