Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
December 3, 2005
Submitted
January 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
82,180 hours, 30,262 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Le
Part time
82,180 hours, 30,262 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

NR. 032564: LT WING CTR LE UPPER SKIN HAS 2 CRACKS 0.250 INCH (STA XFS 285.250 - 291.500) (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATE 11-30-05, DWG AA33-53-R04 REV JR DATE 11-14-05. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND FABRICATED FILLER (7075T6 AL 0.063 INCH) AND REPAIR DOUBLER (7075T6 AL 0.071 INCH) IAW DWG AA33-53-R04. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FILLER AND REPAIR DOUBLER INTERNAL PART IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG. 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND REPAIR DOUBLER WITH CONICAL WASHERS IAW DWG AA33-53-R04, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.

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