SDR DHL2007802511

Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC873

Difficulty date: January 25, 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
System (JASC): 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Splice
Condition: Cracked
Location: Rt 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

RT WING CTR LE UPPER INTERNAL SPLICE 2" CRACK STA XOLD 6.2246. REMOVED CRACKED SPLICE IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-20D. FABRICATED SPLICE (AL7075T6 0.080") IAW BOEING MSG NR 1-275396206-21 DATED JAN 23,2007. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND SPLICE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED SPLICE IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 PG 2A.

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