Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Part
Skin
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Ws 651-660
Stage of operation
IN
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 UPPER L/E MOUNT SURF HAS CORROSION FROM XFS 651 TO XFS 660. REMOVED CORROSION, LEVEL II, FOUND AREA TO BE BEYOND LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN AND FABRICATED FILLER AND REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-1, FIG 38. TREATED AND PRIMED FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 57-2-1, FIG 38. SEALED EDGES OF DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-15.

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