Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 23, 2007
Submitted
February 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
89,079 hours, 36,944 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
89,079 hours, 36,944 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-EXTERNAL UPPER SKIN CRACKED AT STATION XRS74.000 STRINGER 12. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACKS OR CORROSION FOUND AFTER DAMAGE REMOVED. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLERS. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND NEW FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 10 SHEET 3, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, DC8 SRM 57-3-1 FIGURE 10 PAGE 17 ITEM "A", DC8 SRM 51-10-0, FIGURE 1 SHEET 6, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-12 AND DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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