Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 16, 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
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Aileron
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 INBD. AILERON L/E UPPER PLATING HAS THREE CRACKS OF 0.750, 0.500, 0.500 AT STA. XA 487.000 - XA 569.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG.1, SRM 57-8-1 FIG.1. REMOVED DAMAGED PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG. 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED NEW PLATING (7075-T6AL 0.040) IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG.1, SRM 57-8-1 FG.1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED NEW PLATING INTERNAL SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW PLATING WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. FOR W/B SEE NR 4049.

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