Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 22, 2006
Submitted
June 23, 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
Damaged
Location
L/E Slot Vane
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

LEFT OUTBOARD VANE SLOT HAS INTERIM REPAIR AT STA XOLDI 6.225 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 05-18-06, EO AST060501 DATED 05-06-06. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.071") IAW EO AST060501. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND INNER FACE OF EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW EO AST060501, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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