Service difficulty report · Plating · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Part
Plating
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 323
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 A SCHEDULED HEAVY MAINTENANCE VISIT, A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON THE RIGHT WING LOWER EXTERNAL PLATING AT WING STATION XRS323, BETWEEN STRINGER 62 AND 63. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF THE DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION AN INTERNAL REPAIR FILLER, EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA DER APPROVED DRAWING SK99526 AND DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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