Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug DC6B

Difficulty date
August 29, 2016
Submitted
August 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151
Make and model
Doug DC6B
Aircraft serial
45496
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

CRACKED ACCESS PANEL ATTACH FLANGES AT WING STA 49 AT PANEL 136 LT AND RT, AND 133 RT. TO REPAIR 5 CRACKS IN THE ATTACH FLANGES OF ACCESS PANELS. THE CRACKS IN THE ATTACH FLANGES ARE AT WING STA 41 LT AND RT AT PANELS 136 FORWARD AND AFT FLANGES AND PANEL 133 RT FORWARD FLANGE. CRACKS ARE AT THE LINE OF THE OLD REMOVED RETARDANT TANK FILET. STOP DRILL CRACKS AND INSTALL 7075-T6 0.124" DOUBLERS IAW DWG 1623-01 AT EACH CRACK.

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