Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 19, 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
Damaged
Location
T/E Flap
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 LT INBOARD FLAP WITH TEMP REPAIR ON UPPER SURFACE STA XW 90.000. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF PLATING WITH THE TEMP REPAIR ON IT. FABRICATED NEW PLATING. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND THE INNER FACE OF THE NEW PLATING. INSTALLED THE NEW PLATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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