Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 19, 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
Skin
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 WING OUTBOARD L/E UPPER SKIN CRACKED 1.500 AT XFS.207.500 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38, TR 57-85. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38, TR 57-85. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA, FILLER AND DOUBLER INNER PART IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38, TR 57-85.

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