Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 9, 2005
Submitted
October 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
94,807 hours, 30,875 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
94,807 hours, 30,875 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 C CHECK INSPECTION, LT WING, UPPER SKIN HAS 03 CRACKS, XRS 74.000 S-9 S-10. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-1 FIG 17, EO SEMAN NR 20051135 DATE 08-10-05. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 21. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW DC-8 SR, 57-2-1 FIG 17. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC-8 NDT SPM, PART 06-10-01-001. FAB`D REPAIR DOUBLER (7075T6 AL 0.160) + (03EA) FILLERS PLUG (AL 7075T6 0.175) IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1FIG 17, DC8 SRM 57-3-3 FIG 12 ITEM A. MAKE TAPER DOUBLER FROM 0.160 TO 0.080 IAW DC8 SRM 51-10-0 FIG 1 (SHEET 20). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11 PAGE 9. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 57

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