Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
October 24, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
72,846 hours, 18,649 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
72,846 hours, 18,649 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 RIGHT WING UPPER REAR SPAR CAP VERTICAL FLANGE CRACKED AT STATION XRS 554.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. PERFORMED STOP HOLE. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK AND NO CORROSION FOUND AFTER DRILLING STOP HOLE. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE, STIFFENER, SPACERS. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 08543 DATED 11/18/08, SEMAN DRAWING ED-4879 DATED 11/07/08, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-1-21, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, DC8 SRM 51-1-12, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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