Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 15, 2007
Submitted
May 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Aircraft time
89,284 hours, 27,567 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
89,284 hours, 27,567 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 EXT SKIN CRACKED 0.250" STA XRS 74.000 S-11 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 10 SHEET 1, PG 59-60. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND FABRICATED DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.125") AND FILLER PLUG (AL7075T6 0.280") IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 10 SHEET 1 PG 59-60. TAPERED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 0.125" TO 0.080" IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 10 SHEET 1 PG 59-60, SRM 51-10-0 FIG 1 SHEET 20. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION AFTER CUT OUT. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-2. APPLIED POLYURETHANE TOP YELLOW COATING TO FILLER PLUG IAW SRM 51-1-12. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR DOUBLER INNER FACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS

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