Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
January 20, 2007
Submitted
February 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
86,868 hours, 31,939 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
86,868 hours, 31,939 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 WING UPPER SKIN CRACKED 1" S-9 AT STA XRS 74.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR ON LT WING UPPER SKIN STA XRS 74.000 S-9 IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 17 PG 87-88. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 17 PG 87-88. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND AFTER CUT OUT, ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-2. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.160") AND FILLER PLUG (AL7075T6 0.190") IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 17 PG 87-88. TAPERED DOUBLER FROM 0.160" TO 0.080" IAW SRM 51-10-0 FIG 1 SHEET 20. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-12. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW

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