Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 2, 2003
Submitted
March 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46080
Aircraft time
68,460 hours, 25,963 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Left Wing Le
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LEFT WING L/E UPPER SKIN HAS INTERGRANULAR CORROSION BETWEEN XFS 766.25 TO XFS 772.5. CUT OUT DAMAGE, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLERS AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38.

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