Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 20, 2006
Submitted
May 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
87,294 hours, 23,582 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
T/E Flap
Part time
87,294 hours, 23,582 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 INBD FLAP UPPER SKIN CORRODED (STA XW 104.000 - 115.000), MAJOR REPAIR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-7-1 FIG 1. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 16. REMOVED PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0. FABRICATED NEW PLATING (AL2024T3 0.025") AND BONDED DOUBLER (AL2024T3 0.020") IAW SRM 57-7-1 FIG 1 ITEM "A" "L". BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND INNER FACE OF NEW PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1.

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