Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
March 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N49082
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
47927
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Elevator
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

INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT OUTBOARD ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. THE CRACK LENGTHS WERE NOT IDENTIFIED. THE ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-30-00, FIGURE 1 AND BALANCED IAW SRM 55-20-00.

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