Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 27, 2015
Submitted
November 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N865GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49998
Aircraft time
50,973 hours, 34,274 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

FOUR DENTS L/E RT WING, ONE IS A HOLE, CAUSED BY TOO LONG HARDWARE AT THE 0-1 SLAT ANTI-ICE DUCT COVER. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO FOUR LOCATIONS OF THE REWORKED AREAS OF THE RT L/E WING IAW EA 20-2015-331, REV A, SECTION 1, AND NOT SPM 06-10-01.001, NO CRACKS FOUND. C/W EA 20-2015-331, REV A, INTERIM NREPAIR IAW EA 20-2015-331, REV A, INSTRUCTIONS. SECTIONS 1. BY REMOVING DAMAGE AND INSTALLING BLIND FASTENERS AT THE 3 OTBD HOLES, IAW SRM 51-30. FILLED INBD HOLE. REMOVED EXCESS AND BLENDED AERO DYNAMICALLY SMOOTH IAW SRM 51-70.

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