- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2004
- Submitted
- October 13, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801DH
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46033
- Aircraft time
- 81,349 hours, 31,015 cycles
- Part
- Doubler
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Part time
- 81,349 hours, 31,015 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 INNER WING OUTBOARD L/E SECTION INTERNAL DOUBLER CRACKED 0.250, STA XW 485.000. REMOVED CRACKED INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW INTERNAL DOUBLER (ALCLAD 7075-T6 0.050) IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0 PG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0 PG 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.