Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 28, 2006
Submitted
September 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
Part time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION FOUND LT WING IB LEADING EDGE UPPER SKIN WITH CORROSION AROUND FASTENERS FROM STA XFS7.500 TO STA XFS13.750. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL 7075 T6 0.125”). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR DOUBLER INTERNAL SURFACE. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG. 37, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1, SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18, SRM 57-2-1 FIG. 37, SRM 57-2-1 FIG. 37 NOTE 6, AND 7, SRM 51-1-8B, AND SRM 51-1-11.

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