Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 9, 2006
Submitted
June 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
97,112 hours, 31,235 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Zone 600
Part time
97,112 hours, 31,235 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, RIGHT WING OUTBOARD INNER LEADING EDGE EXTERNAL UPPER SKIN HAS NON STANDARD REPAIR AT STATION XFS 572.500. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38 TR # 57-85 DATE 11-27-2000. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL 7075 T6 0.063”) AND FILLER (AL 7075 T6 0.050”) IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-1FIG 38, DC-8 SRM 57-3-3 FIG 1) ITEM “A”. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC-8 SRM 51-3-0, DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC-8 SRM 51-3-1.

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