Service difficulty report · Plating · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
August 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728PL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45918
Part
Plating
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 20
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 D-CHECK INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT WING UPPER EXTERNAL PLATING AT STATION XRS 20 STRINGER 17. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF AN INTERNAL FILLER AND AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS ROD SKETCH 97-07-31-009, ACTION LETTER 340049/340132 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 57-DC8-772.

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