Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 6, 2006
Submitted
November 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
82,854 hours, 30,419 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
82,854 hours, 30,419 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 REAR SPAR LWR CAP 9" CRACK APPROX STA XCW 51.000 - 69.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8100-9 DATED 09-12-06, BOEING MSG NR 1-222590895-10 DATED 08-30-06, BOEING MSG NR 1-222590895-14 DATED 09-12-06, DOUGLAS DWG SR08570009-7007. REMOVED FASTENERS, STIFFENER, SPACER IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-0. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE OF 0.380" AND STIFFENER OF 0.500" BOTH FROM BAR7075T7351, FILLER FROM AL7075T60.500", (6EA) SHIMS OF 0.220 AND 0.190 ALL THEN FROM 7075T6 AND SPACER FROM STEEL BAR 4130 0.312" IAW BOEING MSG NR 1-222590895-10(SKETCH JCT03925), DOUGLAS DWG SR08570009-7007, ED SEMAN 4326, DOUGLAS DWG JO60142, HEAT TREATED FILLER FROM 7075T651 TO

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