Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 17, 2008
Submitted
May 6, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
99,983 hours, 32,243 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
99,983 hours, 32,243 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT WING NUMBER 4 STUB WING DOUBLER SHOWS CRACK AT STATION XS 515.720. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW EXTERNAL DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1A FIGURE 2, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND 51-3-1.

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