Service difficulty report · Cap · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 24, 2005
Submitted
March 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
80,855 hours, 29,583 cycles
Part
Cap
Part number
5615767502
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
80,855 hours, 29,583 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

RT WING LWR CAP CRACKED BETWEEN CTR AND FRONT SPAR, STA XRS 238.000 CANT (NR 3 MAIN TANK) (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATE 03-09-05, EO NR AST050214 EO AST 050215, DWG 5615767. REMOVED DAMAGED BULKHEAD LWR CAP IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21, SRM 51-3-0 PAGE 1. FABRICATED NEW BULKHEAD LWR CAP (AL7075T6511) EO NR AST 050214, DWG 5615767. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT IAW SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13, 17. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW ND SPM PART 08-00-02-07. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW CAP IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PAGE 9. INSTALLED BULKHEAD LWR CAP IAW EO AST 050215, SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 9, SRM 51-3-0 PAGE 1. TORQUED IAW SRM 51-3-1.

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