Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
March 25, 2011
Submitted
May 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
90,599 hours, 22,628 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
Part time
90,599 hours, 22,628 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 OTBD L/E LOWER EXTERNAL SKIN CORRODED AROUND FASTENERS AT STA XFS 878.750. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSP. NO DISCREPANCY FOUND. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOUBLERS. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW, SMN DWG ED-5359 DATED 04/12/11, SRM 51-1-8, SRM 57-2-0, NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, SRM 57-3-2, FIG 7 ITEM "F", DPS 4.710 REV "L", SRM 51-1-4, DPS 3.69-4 REV "AP", SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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