Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
January 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AV
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45969
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 454
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

LEFT WING STA 454 NEAR CENTER SPAR HAS 5 INCH CRACK INBOARD AND AFT OF HI-LOCK. REMOVED CRACK, FABRICATED PLUG AND DOUBLER. INSTALLED SAME IAW AVITAS ENGINEERING EO 96AROW002D-1, FAA FORM 8110-3 ATTACHED.

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