Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 7, 2008
Submitted
July 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N700UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45900
Aircraft time
68,600 hours, 27,475 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Aileron
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

INSPECTION TYPE-C1, 2 INCH CRACK IN LT AILERON AS MARKED ON LEADING EDGE AT X 499, STOP DRILLED CRACK , FABBED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW, SRM, 51- 1-8, 57-2-0 FIG. 2 , 51-3-1.

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