Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
December 5, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46061
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 257 Le
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 826AX MOD, DISCOVERED THE CENTER LEADING EDGE SKIN CRACKED BETWEEN ATTACH HOLES ON INBOARD END LEADING AREA. REPAIRED LEFT HAND WING CENTER CRACKED LEADING EDGE AT STATION XW=257 IAW ABX REA D857-13077MR.

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