Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
March 28, 2011
Submitted
March 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N787NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48149
Aircraft time
67,736 hours, 61,525 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

DURING MCK AT DHN, THE WING LEADING EDGE SKIN AT STA 481 WAS FOUND CRACKED IN TWO PLACES UNDER AN EXISTING REPAIR WHICH HAD NOT BEEN STOP DRILLED. SECTION II - ON OR BEFORE 5,000 FLIGHT HRS AFTER SECTION I ASSOCIATED ER/A 13-490105. REMOVED PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW ERA 490105-14 AND DC9 SRM 51-30-5, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW REPAIR DOUBLER IAW ERA 490105-14 AND DC9 SRM 51-30-5.

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