Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 22, 2005
Submitted
October 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Xrs 72.000
Part time
89,672 hours, 36,136 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, LT WING. UPPER SKIN AROUND HILOK CRACKED, XRS 72.000 S.9PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 17, EO SEMAN NR 20051211 DATED 09-21-05. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM . REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 17. PERFORMED NDT INSP. OF REWORK AREA IAW NDT SPM PART. NEITHER CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.160) + FILLER PLUG (AL7075T6 0.175”) IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG. 17, SRM 57-3-1 FIG 10. TAPERED DOUBLER FROM 0.160 TO 0.080 IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 17, SRM 51-10-0 PG 8 FIG 1 (SHEET 6). CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA + REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM. (TORQUE)

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