Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
April 1, 2004
Submitted
May 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
79,338 hours, 29,421 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
79,338 hours, 29,421 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 WING OUTBOARD STUB WING DOUBLER CRACKED 0.500 AT XFS 529.000 (LWR PART). REMOVED CRACKED DOUBLERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLERS: INTERNAL (7075-T6AL 0.063), EXTERNAL (7075-T6AL 0.080) IAW SRM 57-2-1A PG 3. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND DOUBLERS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLERS IAW SRM 57-2-1A PG 3, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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