Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 24, 2014
Submitted
April 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7541A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49995
Aircraft time
67,188 hours, 34,980 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
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

SEVEN LOOSE FASTENERS FOUND ON DETAILED INSPECTION OF VERTICAL STAB LE AT STATION ZFS 52.267 BELOW THE SPLICE. REMOVED EXISTING SMALL DOUBLER & FOUND 18 1/4 FASTENER & 11 3/16 FASTENER HOLES TO BE ELONGATED. INCREASED DIAMETER OF HOLES & INSTALLED STRAIGHT SLUG BUSHINGS IN HOLES. INSTALLED NEW LARGER DOUBLER OVER REPAIRED HOLES IAW SRM 55-03-00 & DWG SGO9550004.

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