Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 27, 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
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Xfs 285.250
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 C CHECK INSPECT, LT WING CTR L/E SKIN CRACKED ½, STA XFS 285.250. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 # 05451 DATED 10-07-05, SEMAN DWG # ED-4066 DATED 10-03-05, EO SEMAN # 20051212 DATED 10-07-05. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-3-0. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION IAW SEMAN DWG # ED-4066. NDT INSPECTED REWORKED AREA IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NEITHER CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.071) + FILLER (AL7075T6 0.063) IAW SEMAN DWG NR ED-4066, DC8 SRM 51-1-4 PG 1 (FORMING). CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA, REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SEMAN DWG # ED-406

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