Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 5, 2010
Submitted
December 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
88,576 hours, 34,008 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

NR 1 ALT TANK FRONT SPAR LWR CAP SPLICE CRACKED 1" STA XFS 532.000 S-64 PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EC-02340-001, WO 9735, MESSAGE SEU-SEU-10-0074-028, DATED 11-17-10. REMOVED CRACKED SPLICE FITTING IAW JC EC-02340-001, MESSAGE SEU-10-0074-028 AND DWG 3644046. PERFORMED NDT INSP TO SPLICE FITTING IAW NDT SPM PART 08. NO CRACK FOUND. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-4. CLEANED AND APPLIED POLYURETHANE TOP COATING YELLOW TO AREA AND SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-12. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-12 SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.

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