Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 11, 2004
Submitted
January 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Aircraft time
85,823 hours, 34,028 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 600
Part time
85,823 hours, 34,028 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, FOUND RIGHT WING UPPER SKIN CRACKED AT STATION XFS 132.250. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORMED REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGE. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND FILLER, LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, TREATED, PRIMED, INSTALLED DOUBLER, FILLER AND NEW FASTENERS WET WITH SEALANT FROM STATION XFS 116.250 TO 132.250 AT FRONT SPAR IAW COOPESA E.O. COO-8-57-384-04 DATED 10/12/2004.

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