Service difficulty report · Clip · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 6, 2003
Submitted
November 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
78,174 hours, 28,879 cycles
Part
Clip
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
78,174 hours, 28,879 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

CRACKED CLIP IN LEFT WING TO FUSELAGE INTERNAL STRUCTURE, STA 640.000 BETWEEN S-23L AND S-24L. REMOVED CRACKED CLIP IAW SRM 51-3-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW CLIP IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1F. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW CLIP IAW SRM 51-3-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21.

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