Service difficulty report · Plating · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
February 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45911
Part
Plating
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 736-761
Part time
68,112 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, TWO CRACKS WERE DETECTED ON RIGHT WING LOWER LEADING EDGE EXTERNAL PLATING BETWEEN STATION 736.5 AND 761.695. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREAS, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION REPAIR FILLERS AND EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WHIT FAA DER APPROVED DRAWING E33-R03 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 57-DC8-834.

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