Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
December 15, 2005
Submitted
January 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46130
Aircraft time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Xf 212.000
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 ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, LT OB FLAP SKIN CRACKED .5, STA XF 212.000 PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG. 2Q, EO NR 20051445 DATED 12-15-051. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG. 2Q. FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (ALCLAD 2024 T3 0.050) IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG. 2Q, SRM 57-7-1 FIG. 4, TR NR 57-94 ITEM (C) DATED 18-01-02. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG. 2Q, SRM 51-1-9 (HYSOL), SRM 51-1-21.

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