Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 21, 2010
Submitted
October 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
98,880 hours, 32,802 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
98,880 hours, 32,802 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 INSP FOUND LT WING NR 2 STUB WING LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT STA XFS 200.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED SPLICE DOUBLER AND NEW SKIN. PERFORMED NDT INSP. NO CRACKS OR CORROSION NOTED. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 10/19/10, DWG ED-5258 DATED 09/24/10, SRM 57-2-0, SRM 57-3-3, SRM 51-1-4, NDT PART 06, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-22, SRM 51-1-26, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-15, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1, AND SRM 51-3-2.

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