Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC6B

Difficulty date
December 15, 2015
Submitted
January 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151CE
Make and model
Doug DC6B
Aircraft serial
45496
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
X
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

LOWER WING SKIN CRACK AT WS 170L, BETWEEN STRINGER 18 & 19. TO REPAIR A CRACK IN THE LOWER WING SKIN JUST OTBD OF THE NR 2 NACELLE ATTACH ANGLE. A CRACK IN THE WING SKIN WAS FOUND DURING A SCHEDULED XRAY. INSPECTION IAW AD 80-12-02R1 C 1. THE CRACK IS UNDER A PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED CORROSION DOUBLER. THE CRACK GOES FROM THE AFT FLANGE OF THE STRINGER 18 TO THE FWD FLANGE OF STRINGER 19. THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BE INSPECTED BY X RAY AT THE SCHEDULED INTERVAL. THIS REPAIR WILL NOT NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE FINDINGS OF THIS X RAY.

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