Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 14, 2003
Submitted
November 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
84,293 hours, 26,186 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
84,293 hours, 26,186 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

LEFT OTBD L/E STUB WING DOUBLER CRACKED AT STA XOLDO 67.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-2-1A FIG 2. REMOVED CRACKED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. FABRICATED DOUBLER (7075-T6AL 0.125) IAW SRM 57-2-1A FIG 2. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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