Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 23, 2008
Submitted
February 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
89,073 hours, 24,366 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
89,073 hours, 24,366 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 OUTER WING OTBD L/E UPPER SKIN CRACKED 1" AT STA XW 761.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM DATED 01-12-08 EVA D857-00037 REV IR DATED 01-08-08 REV IR SEMAN DWG NR ED-4670 DATED 12-12-07. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 SRM 51-1-20D. CUT OUT DAMAGE SECTION AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.063"), REPAIR FILLER (AL 7075 T6 0.050") IAW SEMAN DWG ED-4670. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW EVA D857-00037 DPS 4.707 NEITHER CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND, ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-4. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED FILLER AND REPAIR DOUBLER INNER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SEMAN DWG NR ED-4670 SRM 51-1-11 SRM 51-1-21 SRM 51-1-20D SRM 51-3-1.

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