Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
January 9, 2010
Submitted
February 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
87,785 hours, 22,127 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing Le
Part time
87,785 hours, 22,127 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 INSP FOUND RT WING INBD L/E SLANT PANEL UPPER SKIN CORRODED AT STA XFS 70.000 - 160.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOUBLERS. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM CHAPTER 57-2-1 FIGURE 37, SRM 51-1-8, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, 51-3-1, AND J/C 28.01-6.

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