Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
June 17, 2008
Submitted
August 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
84,734 hours, 21,534 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LT WING CRACKED ON LEADING EDGE UPPER SKIN AT STATION XCW 69.500. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION, FABRICATED DOUBLER, FILLER PLUG. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 20 SHEETS 1, 2, 3 SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 20 SHEET 1, SRM 51-1-12 FIGURE 7, NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, SRM 57-3-2 FIGURE 15 ITEM "J", SRM 51-10-0 FIGURE 21, SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13 AND 17 SRM 51-1-8, AND SRM 51-1-11. (S)

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