Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
November 16, 2005
Submitted
January 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
82,180 hours, 30,262 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Worn
Location
T/E Flap
Part time
82,180 hours, 30,262 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

ITEM REF NR 032704: RT OUTBD FLAP UPPER SURFACE WORN (STA XF 203.000-210.000) MAJOR REPAIR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-7-1 FIG. 4, TR 57-94. REMOVED DAMAGED PLATING IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG. 1, SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PLATING (AL 2024T3 0.040") IAW SRM 57-7-1 FIG. 4, TR 57-94 ITEM "C". CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND PLATING INNER SIDE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG. 9. INSTALLED NEW PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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