- Difficulty date
- November 16, 2005
- Submitted
- January 3, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- 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 038897: LT WING INBD FLAP PLATING UPPER PART WORN 1" XW 104.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG. 1. REMOVED DAMAGED PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PLATING (AL 2024T3 0.040") IAW SRM 57-7-1 FIG. 1 ITEM D. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW PLATING INTERNAL PART 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