- Difficulty date
- April 12, 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
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt 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 WING CTR L/E UPPER SKIN HOLES ELONGATED, XFS 335.250 TO XFS 335.250 TO XFS 341.500 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-2-1 PG 1. FABRICATED DOUBELR (7075-T6 AL0.063) IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED INNER SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. DRILLED NEW HOLES ON DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-22 PG 1. INSTALLED DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 38 AND SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.