Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
May 31, 2015
Submitted
November 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782SP
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
95,432 hours, 23,967 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
95,432 hours, 23,967 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 WING UPPER SKIN HAS CORROSION AROUND FASTENERS AND VORTEX GENERATORS AT CENTER SPAR BETWEEN XW 408 AND XW 485.28-49.

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