Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 2, 2003
Submitted
August 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
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

RT OUTER WING INDB L/E INTERNAL DOUBLER CRACKED .500, STA XFS.572.500. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1 & SRM 57-3-3 FIG 6. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-3-3 FIG 6. FABRICATED NEW INTERNAL DOUBLER, A SHIM IAW SRM 57-3-3 FIG 6. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED INTERNAL DOUBLER AND SHIM INNER SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER AND SHIM WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1, SRM 57-3-3 FIG 6 & SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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