Service difficulty report · Wing · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 14, 2002
Submitted
January 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
82,897 hours, 34,853 cycles
Part
Wing
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left Upper Le
Part time
82,897 hours, 64,853 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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, CRACKS WERE DETECTED JUST OUTBOARD OF THE INBOARD STUB WING AREA ON THE LEFT WING UPPER LEADING EDGE. REPAIRED ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION REPAIR OF DOULBER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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