Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 13, 2010
Submitted
May 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604BX
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
90,739 hours, 30,862 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
90,739 hours, 30,862 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 INSP, FOUND LT WING NR 505F ACCESS DOOR MATING SURFACE UPPER PART CRACKED. REMOVED CHANNEL AND FASTENERS. REMOVE DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSP. NO DISCREPANCY FOUND. FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER, INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER, AND FILLER. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM CHAPTER 57-2-1, FIG 36, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 57-2-1, SRM 57-2-1, NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-20D AND SRM 51-3-1.

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