Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 11, 2004
Submitted
May 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
L/E Slat
Part time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION FOUND RT WING EXTENED LEADING EDGE OUTBOARD VANE PLATING REPAIR DOUBLER WITH ELONGATED HOLES AND CRACK DAMAGE BETWEEN STA XOLDO 67.000 AND XS 497.491. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER AND REMOVAL OF THE DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED A NDT INSPECTION AND FABRICATED NEW SKIN SEGMENT, INTERNAL DOUBLER AND EXTERNAL SPLICE. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED NEW SKIN SEGMENT, INTERNAL PART AND INTERNAL DOUBLER ALONG WITH THE EXTERNAL SPLICE. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES AND INSTALLED REPAIR PART WITH NEW FASTENERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATI DWG W43-R08 AND DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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