Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
April 22, 2004
Submitted
May 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
79,338 hours, 29,421 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
79,338 hours, 29,421 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 OUTBOARD L/E INNER SECTION CORRODED, STA XW 485.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-2-1 PG 11. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW ED EDV43-6, DWG V43-R06. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 6-10-01.001. FABRICATED FILLER (7075-T6 0.050) AND DOUBLER (7075-T6 0.063) IAW ED EDV43-6, DWG V43-R06. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED INNER FACE OF FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW ED EDV43-6, DWG V43-R06, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1.

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