Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 19, 2006
Submitted
June 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
78,898 hours, 31,422 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
78,898 hours, 31,422 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, FOUND LEFT WING CENTER LEADING EDGE INTERNAL SPLICE DOUBLER CRACKED AT STATION XOLDI 6.225. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW BOEING MESSAGE NR 1-190592 951-3 DATE 05-12-06. REMOVED DAMAGED INTERNAL SPLICE DOUBLER IAW DC-8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED INTERNAL SPLICE DOUBLER IAW BOEING MESSAGE NUMBER 1-1905929 51-3. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW INTERNAL SPLICE DOUBLER IAW DC-8 SRM 51.1.21, DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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