Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 29, 2005
Submitted
October 31, 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
Xw255.000
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 C CHECK INSPECTION, NR 3 RT STUB WING LWR SKIN CRACK 2 AT STA XW 255.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIG 37, EO SEMAN NR 20051284 DATED 09-27-05. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIG 2G. FAB`D REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.125”) IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIG 37. TAPERED DOUBLER FROM 0.125” TO 0.050” IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIG 37 NOTE 7. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIG 37, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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