Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 5, 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 OUTER STUB WING OUTER PLATING UPPER SURFACE SHOWS CORROSION BETWEEN STA XFS 526 AND XW.485 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR, REMOVED FASTENERS, TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SKIN AREA IAW EODHL-030630, ED-3461. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDTSPM 6-10-01-001. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND TWO FILLERS. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE AND THE FILLERS. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES, INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER ON LT OUTER STUB WING OUTER PLATING UPPER SURFACE (BETWEEN STA XFS.526 AND XW.485) USING NEW FASTENERS.

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