Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 18, 2008
Submitted
November 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
88,878 hours, 38,040 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
88,878 hours, 38,040 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 LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT STATION XFS 335.000 - XFS 341.500. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 08244 DATED 05/08/08, SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED-4767 DATED 04/25/08, SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-11, 51-3-0, AND 51-3-1.

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