Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 22, 2005
Submitted
October 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Aircraft time
87,034 hours, 26,899 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Slat
Part time
87,034 hours, 26,899 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 INNER WING OB EXTENDED L/E SLOT SPLICE CRACKED 10 IN STA XFS 207.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG. 1, SRM 57-3-3 FIG. 3 SHEET 1. REMOVED CRACKED SPLICE IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG. 1, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D. FABRICATED NEW SPLICE IAW SRM 57-3-3 FIG 3 SHEET 1 ITEM G, SRM 51-1-4 PG. 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SPLICE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.

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