Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
June 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998R
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47030
Part
Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

MCI - DURING OP 16 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND ON LT WING 10 INCHES OTBD OF INBD END OF NR 3 SLAT, LE OF WING SPLICE PLATE, CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED SPLICE PLATE AND INSTALLED NEW PART, DRILLED IN, INSTALLED AD RIVETS AND TENSION HI LOCKS PER SRM 51-30-0 PG 1. ACFT TT: 77,783 HOURS. ACFT TC: 84,471. (X)

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