- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2003
- Submitted
- May 18, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46124
- Aircraft time
- 77,866 hours, 28,485 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt 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
RT WING T/E UPPER SKIN SURFACE WITH 0.500 INCH CRACK STA XRS.285.000- 305.000. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2. FABRICATED FILLER (2024-T3 0.032) AND DOUBLER (2024-T3 0.050) IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.