Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
November 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46155
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 69.5 Lt
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING 820AX C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING LOWER AT STATION 69.5, HOLES 2 THROUGH 5 UNDER SKI FITTING HAVE CRACK INDICATIONS BY HFEC INSPECTION. ALL CRACKS ARE IN SPAR AND ALL CRACKS ARE ON OUTBOARD SIDE OF HOLES. REPAIRED LEFT HAND LOWER REAR SPAR CAP AT HOLES 2 THROUGH 5 UNDER SKI FITTING AT STATION 69.5 IAW ABX REA D857-13087MR.

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