Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
October 28, 2008
Submitted
December 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
72,846 hours, 18,649 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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 LEFT WING INBOARD CENTER LEADING EDGE LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT STATION XS 520.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. PERFORMED STOP HOLE. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK AND NO CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED EXTERNAL DOUBLER, INTERNAL DOUBLER, AND SPACER. 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-4876 DATED 11-08-08, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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