Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
May 15, 2002
Submitted
October 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728PL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45918
Aircraft time
81,868 hours, 23,437 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
81,868 hours, 234,372 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, LIGHT CORROSION WAS DETECTED ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT WING INTERSPAR SKIN BETWEEN STATION XW 408 XRS 590 TO STATION XRS 590. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED CORROSION REMOVAL OF THE AFFECTED AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND BOEINGS FAX TIN-MIA-02-0001. THE CORROSION REMOVAL WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITATION.

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