Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 17, 2005
Submitted
January 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
86,085 hours, 35,775 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Part time
86,085 hours, 35,775 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 COMPLY WITH AD 2001-06-02, INSPECT LOWER FRONT SPAR CAPS. REMOVED FASTENERS AND PHENOLIC FAIRINGS AS REQUIRED TO FACILITATE INSPECTION OF FRONT LOWER SPAR CAPS. PERFORMED HFEC ON LEFT WING NO CRACKS INDICATED. PERFORMED HFEC ON RIGHT WING, RIGHT WING HOLE NUMBER 3 GOING OUTBOARD HAS CRACK INDICATION. REAMED HOLE TO .500 AND PERFORMED HFEC, NO CRACK INDICATED. STRESS COINED HOLES IN LEFT WING, AND FABRICATED REPAIR BUSHINGS AND PARTS, INSTALLED BUSHINGS, REPAIR PARTS, PHENOLIC FAIRINGS, AND FASTENERS IAW AD2001-06-02, NDT SPM 06-10-01.003, DAC DRAWING J060232, DC8 SERVICE BULLETIN 57-090 DPS 3.67-56, DPS 2.70-2, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, 51-3-1, 51-1-11, 51-3-0, AND 51-1-16.

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