Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 23, 2008
Submitted
March 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
84,609 hours, 31,089 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Broken
Location
T/E Flap
Part time
84,609 hours, 31,089 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

LT INBD FLAP UPPER SKIN BROKEN 0.500" AND HAS SIX DENTS (STA XW 71.000 - 91.000). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-7-1 FIG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED PLATING IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1 AND SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PLATING OF AL 2024-T3 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. INSTALLED NEW PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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