Service difficulty report · Shield · Doug DC6B

Difficulty date
February 22, 2018
Submitted
February 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151
Make and model
Doug DC6B
Aircraft serial
45496
Aircraft time
53,141 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Shield
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 412-460
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

REPLACEMENT OF SHIELDS IN FWD AILERON CROSS. TO REPLACE CORRODED AND CRACKED SHIELDS IN THE FORWARD AILERON CROSS COMPARTMENT. SIX STRINGER TO FUSELAGE SHIELDS WERE FOUND DAMAGED IN THE FWD AILERON CROSS COMPARTMENT. ONE WAS BADLY CORRODED, ONE WAS SEVERELY CRACKED AND 4 OF THEM HAD CRACKS. THE 4 CRACKED ONES WILL BE STOP DRILLED AND REINSPECTED EVERY C CHECKS. THE OTHER 2 ARE BEING REPLACED. THE STOP DRILLED SHIELDS WILL BE RE-INSPECTED EVER C CHECKS. SHIELDS ARE PRESSURIZATION SEALS. SEE ACCOMPLISHMENT INSTRUCTION SECTION FOR DETAILS.

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