- 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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