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 622-632
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 622 TO XFS 632. REMOVED LEVEL II CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 AND FOUND AREA TO BEYOND LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 57-2-1, FIG 38. TREATED AND PRIMED 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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