SDR 0103139922

Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
July 18, 2001
Submitted
September 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945N
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47664
Aircraft time
69,506 hours, 60,579 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Damaged
Location
Elevator
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

DURING AN M-CHECK SHOP VISIT AT ATL MAINTENANCE BASE WHILE REMOVING THE FRONT SPAR FOR REPLACEMENT, SEVERAL FASTENER HOLES ON THE UPPER AND LOWER SKIN ASSEMBLY WERE FOUND TO BE DAMAGED (TOOLING DAMAGE). REPAIR TO DAMAGED SKIN ASSEMBLY WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER SECTION 1 AND 2 OF EA 99-181293 PG PAGE 1628105.

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