- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2003
- Submitted
- August 23, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46047
- Aircraft time
- 89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
- Part
- Doubler
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt 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
LT OUTER WING IB L/E LWR DOUBLER CRACKED 2.000, XFS.597.500. REMOVED DAMAGED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL 0.080) IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG.1, SRM 57-3-3 PG.16. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1.