Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 18, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 106
Stage of operation
IN
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

AT C-CHECK, RT WING UPPER SURFACE, WS XW 106.000, CLOSE TO REAR SPAR CRACK ON SKIN. REMOVED FASTENERS AND STOP DRILLED CRACK .25 INCH HOLE. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER EO MMC DC8 -5730-7516.

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