Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 22, 2003
Submitted
August 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N874UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46074
Aircraft time
78,372 hours, 25,542 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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, RT WING UPPER SKIN HAS INTERGRANULAR CORROSION BETWEEN XFS 195 TO XFS 220.190. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW EO DC8-5720-7767-A AND SRM 57-3-3 FIG 3.

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