Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 17, 2008
Submitted
May 6, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
99,983 hours, 32,243 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Part time
99,983 hours, 32,243 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
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 LEFT INBOARD FLAP UPPER PART WITH IMPROPER REPAIR AT STATION XW -2.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PART. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 57-7-1 FIGURE 1 ITEM "E", DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-11.

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