Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 18, 2008
Submitted
May 27, 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 600
Part time
88,878 hours, 38,040 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 UPPER SKIN CRACKED AT STATION XRS 74.000, STRINGER 7. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, AND FILLER. TAPERED BOTH SIDE OF DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 08188 DATED 04-23-08, SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED-4769 DATE 04-22-08, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, 51-3-0, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, DC8 SRM 51-10-0, FIGURE 1 PAGE 20, DC8 SRM 51-1-12, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, 51-1-21, AND 51-3-1.

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