Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
January 26, 2006
Submitted
January 31, 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
Rt 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 ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, RT WING NR 4 WING DOUBLER LWR SKIN CRACKED .25 INCH, XS 520.222. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1A FIG 1 PAGE 3. REMOVED CRACKED DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. STOP DRILLED CRACK. FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075 T6 0.063) IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1A FIG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA & REPAIR PARTS INNER FACE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1A FIG 1 PAGE 3, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DC-8 SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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