Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC6B

Difficulty date
August 31, 2016
Submitted
September 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151
Make and model
Doug DC6B
Aircraft serial
45496
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Propeller
Hamstd 43H60
Part
Skin
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 WING SKIN AND FILLER WITH STA 235.5 AND WING STR 20 TO REPAIR A CRACK IN THE WING SKIN AND FILLER BETWEEN WING SKIN AND LANDING DOUBLER. PERFORM CUTOUT OF THE CRACKED SKIN AND FILLER. INSTALL EXTERNAL DOUBLER MADE FROM 7075-T6 0.125" IAW THE ACCOMPLISHMENT INSTRUCTIONS SECTION OF THIS EO. THIS REPAIR INCLUDES A PREVIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED WING STRINGER REPAIR DONE IAW EAC EO 0216.

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