Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 31, 2016
Submitted
April 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49421
Aircraft time
58,714 hours, 50,518 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
5919153503
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING FWD SPAR, LOWER CAP UPPER SURFACE, FWD FLANGE CORRODED AT STATION XFS 570. DURING REPAIR, A .200"" CRACK WAS NOTED, BETWEEN TWO FASTENER HOLES. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW EA 30-2016-093 DATED 03 26 16.

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