Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 11, 2007
Submitted
December 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
85,401 hours, 32,570 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing Le
Part time
85,401 hours, 32,570 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 INNER WING OUTBD EXTENDED LEADING EDGE SLOT LWR PLATING ELONGATED HOLES AT STA XILD 42.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 11-12-07, ENGINEERING VARIATION AUTHORIZATION NR D857-00020 REV IR DATED 10-20-07. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND REPAIR FILLER IAW ASTAR DWG ES-D85700020-001-D REV IR. NDT INSPECTED CUT OUT AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07. NEITHER CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-4. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW ASTAR DWG NR ES-D85700020-001-D, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1.

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