Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 25, 2004
Submitted
August 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
80,489 hours, 29,231 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Worn
Location
Rt Wing Le Flap
Part time
80,489 hours, 29,231 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

RIGHT WING OUTBOARD FLAP L/E UPPER SKIN WORN, XF 226.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW ED-EDW27.5, DWG W27-R05 REV 1R. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED PLATING IAW ED-EDW 27.5, DWG W27-R05. FABRICATED SPLICE STRAP (AL 2024-T3 0.080) AND PLATING SEGMENT (AL 2024-T3 0.071) IAW ED EDW 27.5, DWG W27-R05. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND PLATING SEGMENT INTERNAL PART AND SPLICE STRAP IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED SPLICE STRAP AND PLATING SEGMENT WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW DWG W27-R05, ED EDW 27.5, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1.

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