Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC6B

Difficulty date
December 11, 2015
Submitted
December 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151
Make and model
Doug DC6B
Aircraft serial
45496
Aircraft time
51,799 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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

UPPER WING SKIN CRACKED AT NR 2 AT FUEL TANK ACCESS DOOR NR 90. TO REPAIR A CRACK IN THE UPPER WING SKIN AT THE AFT OTBD CORNER OF NR 2 ALT FUEL TANK ACCESS DOOR NR 90 & REPLACING THE CRACKED ACCESS DOOR DOUBLER. THE WING SKIN CRACKED EXTENDS BEYOND THE LIMITS OF SB 842. THE REPAIR WILL BE EXTENDED AFT TO THE AFT SPAR & OTBD TO THE NACELLE ATTACH ANGLE IAW DWG 1547-01. THE DOOR ACCESS DOUBLER WILL BE REPLACED IAW SB 842.

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