Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC6A

Difficulty date
February 23, 2012
Submitted
March 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6174C
Make and model
Doug DC6A
Aircraft serial
44075
Aircraft time
55,672 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB16
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lws 70
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

DURING HEAVY MX FOUND CRACKED WING SKIN AT WING STATION 70L BETWEEN STRINGERS 1 AND 2. AND ANOTHER CRACK AT WING STATION 70L AT STRINGER 5.

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