Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 30, 2010
Submitted
November 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
98,880 hours, 32,802 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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 RT WING T/E SPAR CAP UPPER PART CRACKED AT STA XRS 74.000. REMOVED CRACKED UPPER SPAR CAP. FABRICATED NEW UPPER SPAR CAP. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PART. INSTALLED NEW UPPER SPAR CAP IAW DWG 5611440, 5616128, 5615057, SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-8B, DWG 5611440, 5616128, & 5615057, SRM 51-9-0, SRM 51-3-1, REPAIR SPEC NR 2003-05 AND FORM 07 IPI NR 2010643.

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