Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 20, 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

LT WING TOP PANEL PLATING INNER DOUBLER 505F ACCESS DOOR CRACKED 1.500 BETWEEN XRS 8.000 AND XRS 22.750 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW MESSAGE BOEING NUMBER 1-NRSB2, ROD SKETCH 04-08-25-001, FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 09-01-04. REMOVED FASTENERS FROM REPAIRED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW ROD SKETCH 04-08-25-001. FABRICATED INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (7075-T6AL 0.063) EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (7075-T6AL 0.160) AND FILLER (7075-T6AL 0.385) IAW ROD SKETCH 04-08-25-001. CLEANED, AND APPLIED FUEL TANK COATING MATERIAL TO INTERNAL AREA, FILLER, INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-12. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED EXTERNAL AREA AND EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLE.

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