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
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Xfs 597.500
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, RT OUTER WING IB L/E LOWER SKIN, .2500 IN CRACK, STA XFS 597.500. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR DATED 10-07-05, DWG NR ED-4069 DATED 10-06-05, EO NR 20051275 DATED 10-07-05. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0. PERFORMED STOP DRILL OF 0.250 AT CRACK END IAW DWG NR ED-4069. NDT INSPECTED REWORKED AREA IAW NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NEITHER CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.063) IAW DWG NR ED-4069. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA, REPAIR DOUBLER INNER SIDE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DWG NR ED-4069, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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