Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
November 17, 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
Panel
Condition
Worn
Location
Lt Te Flap
Part time
82,180 hours, 30,262 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

LT INBOARD FLAP UPPER PANEL PLATING WORN 2 INCHES APPROX, STA XW 104.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-7-1 FIG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 57-1-0, SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PLATING (AL 2024T3 0.025) AND BONDED FINGER DOUBLER (AL 2024T3 0.020) IAW SRM 57-7-1 FIG 1 ITEM-A & L. STUCK BOTH PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND INNER SIDE OF NEW PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21.

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