Service difficulty report · Plating · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
February 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45911
Part
Plating
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 120
Part time
68,112 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 DETECTED ON LEFT WING UPPER EXTERNAL PLATING ADJACENT TO THE REAR SPAR AT STATION XW120. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY REMOVAL OF DAMAGE AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION A REPAIR FILLER AND AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA DER APPROVED DRAWING E22-R01 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 57-DC8-827.

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