- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2003
- Submitted
- May 18, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801DH
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46033
- Aircraft time
- 78,807 hours, 30,335 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Stub Wing
- Part time
- 78,807 hours, 30,335 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 INBOARD STUB WING LWR SURFACE DOUBLER WITH 0.500 INCH CRACK IN STA XFS 260.250 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-2-1A PG 3 FIG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.080) IAW SRM 57-2-1A PG 3 FIG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER INNER SIDE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-1A PG 3 FIG 1, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 AND SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.