Service difficulty report · Leading Edge · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Part
Leading Edge
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 422.75
Part time
74,553 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE LOWER SURFACE AT STATION XRS 422.750. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY STOP DRILLING THE CRACK, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGINEERING ORDER 57-DC8-434 AND FAA DER APPROVED DRAWING 857-04-97.

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