Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 3, 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
Part
Skin
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 WING UPPER SKIN CRACKED 1 1/4" AT STA XCW 69.500 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 20 SHEET 1. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 20 SHEET 1. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-01 TO 07. NO CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-4. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.160") REPAIR TRIPLER (AL7075T6 0.125") AND FILLER (AL7075"0" 0.312") IAW SRM 57-3-3 FIG 13 ITEM "L", SRM 57-2-1 FIG 20 SHEET 1, SRM 51-1-4. HEAT TREATED FILLER FROM 7075"0" TO 7075T651 IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 1, 13, 17. CLEANED AREA AND APPLIED POLYURETHANE TOP COATING AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-12. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM

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