Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 4, 2007
Submitted
July 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
98,143 hours, 31,809 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Deformed
Location
Te Flap
Part time
98,143 hours, 31,809 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 WING INBOARD FLAP LEADING EDGE UPPER PANEL DEFORMED BETWEEN STATION XW 123.000 AND STATION XW 136.000. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 57-7-1 FIGURE 1 PAGE 2 ITEM "F", DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND DC8 51-1-11.

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