Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 14, 2007
Submitted
August 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
85,412 hours, 30,822 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
85,412 hours, 30,822 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 OUTER WING INBD L/E UPPER FORMER CRACKED 0.500" STA XFS 691.250. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED STOP HOLE AND FABRICATED (2EA) ANGLE DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.032") IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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