Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
June 30, 2001
Submitted
July 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Cone
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

TAIL CONE-RT ELEVATOR BRUSH COVER INNER STRUCTURE CRACKED 1.25. PERFORMED STOP HOLE PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B. FABRICATED DOUBLER WITH ALCLAD (2420T3 0.025) PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED PER SRM 51-1-8, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-20 FIG 1 B.

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