Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 11, 2010
Submitted
December 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
102,975 hours, 33,577 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 500
Part time
102,975 hours, 33,577 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 LT WING T/E UPPER SKIN DOUBLER WITH IMPROPER REPAIR AT STA XW 736.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND FINGER DOUBLERS. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 57-3-3 FIG 23, DPS 4.710 REV "L", SRM 51-1-9 TR 51-142, SRM 51-1-9A TR 51-141, DPS 1.950, REV "AR", SRM 51-1-8B, AND SRM 51-1-21.

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