Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 28, 2006
Submitted
August 21, 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 600
Part time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT HAND WING INBOARD LEADING EDGE UPPER SKIN CORRODED FROM STATION XW5.000 TO STATION XW22.000. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, DC-8 SRM 51-3-0. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC-8 SRM 1-1-8 FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (AL 7075 T6 0.125”) IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-1 FIG 37. CLEANED AREA AND APPLIED POLYURETHANE TOP COATING ON EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER INTERNAL SURFACE IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-12. INSTALLED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC-8 SRM 57-25-1 FIG 37, DC-8 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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