Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
January 5, 2006
Submitted
February 17, 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
Lt Wing
Part time
71,621 hours, 17,096 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, LT WING - UPPER SKIN CRACKED .5 INCH, AT STA XRS 110.000, S-16. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 06006 DATED 01-05-06, SEMAN DWG ED-4141 DATED 01-03-06, EO SEMAN 20051523 DATED 01-05-06. REMOVED FASTENERS. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW SEMAN DWG ED-4141. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.190) & FILLER (AL7075T6 0.175) AND TAPERED DOUBLER FROM 0.190 TO 0.063 IAW SEMAN DWG ED-4141. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA & REPAIR PARTS INNER FACE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SEMAN DWG ED-4141, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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