Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 8, 1999
Submitted
May 23, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Misdrilled
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
88,287 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

FOUND DURING D-CHECK, RIGHT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE UPPER SPAR CAP HAS SEVERAL MISDRILLED HOLES AT NUT CHANNEL. DRILLED THE DISCREPANT HOLES ROUND TO ELIMINATE THE DOUBLE DRILLED CONDITION. TREATED AND PRIMED. LEFT OVERSIZED HOLES OPEN. INSTALLED REMAINDER OF GANG CHANNEL PER FACTORY SPECS, PER EO NR 99-186 WITH APPROVED 8110-3 DATED 11/08/99. (M)

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