SDR GTIA020384

Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
March 14, 2002
Submitted
June 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806NK
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48051
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Spoiler
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

FTW - FOUND LEFT OUTBOARD FLIGHT SPOILER, OUTBOARD FORWARD CORNER IS BOWED, DELAMINATED AND WORKING RIVETS, AN AREA 4 INCH SPAN BY 1.50 INCH CHORD. REMOVED PAINT ON OUTBOARD CORNER AND FOUND CRACK IN SPAR. STOP DRILLED CRACK IN SPAR. INSTALLED DOUBLERS TO DAMAGED AREA. CUT OUT PIECE OF CORE TO FIT CORNER AT LEFT INBOARD LOWER CORNER. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER TO FIT UNDER INBOARD CORNER. PERFORMED HOT BOND REPAIR WITH CORE, FILLER, AND DOUBLER. (M)

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