Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 8, 2004
Submitted
October 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
94,312 hours, 30,453 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flap
Part time
94,312 hours, 30,453 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, RT WING INBD FLAP UPPER SKIN HAS INTERIM REPAIR BETWEEN STATION XW63.00-XW91.000. MAJOR REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY REMOVED THE UPPER PLATING WITH INTERIM REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW PLATING PANEL, CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + NEW PLATING PANEL INTERNAL PART APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW PLATING PANEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, FAA FORM 8110 NR 04571, DWG SEMAN EO 3375-1, SRM 51-1-11 AND 51-1-21 AND 51-3-0.

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