Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
November 3, 2004
Submitted
November 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45898
Aircraft time
67,297 hours, 25,713 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

RT WING UPPER SKIN CORRODED AROUND HILOCK AT XRS554, ABOVE S54. NDT VERIFIED MATERIAL THICKNESS AT CORROSION REMOVAL SITE RANGED FROM .090-0.125. CUT OUT CORROSION SITE REF SRM 57-2-1 FIG28. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND FILLER FROM SHT7075T6-.190, MACHINED FILLER TO MATCH THICKNESS, INSTALLED AND SEALED CONICAL WASHERS AND REPAIR PARTS REF SRM 57-2-1 FIG 28, 51-1-20D, 51-1-8, 51-1-20B, 51-1-15.

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