Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 20, 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
L/E Slot
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 CTR EXTENDED L/E SLOT INNER DOUBLER CRACKED 0.630 AT STA XFS 526.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030532, ED-3350. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. STOP DRILLED THE CRACK END 0.250 DIA IAW EODHL-030532, ED-3350. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER IAW EODHL-030532, ED-3350. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON RT OUTER WING CTR EXTENDED L/E SLOT, STA 526.000 USING NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030532, ED-3350, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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