Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
May 14, 2002
Submitted
October 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728PL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45918
Aircraft time
84,868 hours, 23,437 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing Le
Part time
84,868 hours, 23,437 cycles
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, CORROSION AND A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT WING STATION XES710, UPPER CHORD MOUNTS. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF THE DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A REPAIR FILLER AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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