Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 22, 2004
Submitted
March 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Part time
91,246 hours, 29,801 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 PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIG 36 PG 133-134. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, PERFORMED STOP HOLE ON CRACK END IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 PAGES 133, 134 FIG 36. FABRICATED EXTERNAL DOUBLER (AL 707576 0-160) INTERNAL DOUBLER (AL 7075 160. 063) IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 PAGES 133, 134 FIG 36. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER IAW DCI SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 1-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-29 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 57-1-1 PG 133, 134, FIG 36.

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