Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 28, 2003
Submitted
March 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
77,866 hours, 28,485 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
3889713
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
77,866 hours, 28,485 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 LOWER SKIN SURFACE HAS 1.5 INCH CRACK AT STA XRS 455.000, BETWEEN S-63L AND S-64-L PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EO DHL 030115, ED-3216 , REMOVED FASTNERS IAW IAW SRM 512-1-20D PG. 21 TRIMMED OUTDAMAGED SKIN SEGMENT IAW EO DHL 030115 , ED-3216. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (7075T6AL 0.100) & TRIPLER (7075T6AL 0.125) & FILLER (7075 T6 AL 0.211) & SHIM (7075T6AL 0.025)IAW EO DHL 030115 , ED-3126. CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED INNER SURFACE OF REPAIR DOUBLER , TRIPLER , FILLER, SHIM , SHIM. IAW SRM 51-1-8B APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM51-1-15 PG. 1 INSTALLED DOUBLER , TRIPLER , FILLER , SHIM WITH NEW FASTNERS IAW EO DHL 030115, ED-3216, SRM51-1-20D PG. 9 FOR LEAK CHECK SEE N/R 2591

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