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 FUEL TANK I/B EXTENDED L/E OUTER PLATING CORRODED BTW STA XFS 207 AND XFS189 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS, TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED SKIN SEGMENT. PERFORMED NDT INSPECITION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND A FILLER IAW EODHL-030614, ED-3353. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE AND THE FILLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER ON LT WING FUEL TANK EXTENDED L/E OUTER PLATING ( STA XFS 207 - 189) USING NEW FASTENRES IAW EODHL-030614, ED-3353, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. SEE N/R 2088 FOR FUEL LEAK CK.

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