Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 8, 2001
Submitted
June 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt 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

C-CHECK - LT ELEVATOR UPPER EXTERNAL SKIN DEFORMED AND DENTED FROM STA XE 210 TO XE 246. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1, REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN IAW EO DHL 010403, EO 2408, EO 2001123. CLEANED, TREATED, AND REPAIRED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED NEW SKIN (ALCLAD 2024 T3 0.032) IAW EO DHL 010403, EO 2408, EO 2001123. CLEANED, TREATED, AND REPAIRED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW SKIN AND NEW FASTENERS IAW EO DHL 010403, EO 2408, EO 2001123. CLEANED, TREATED, SRM 51-1-21, PAGE 1. REFER TO N/R 3023 FOR WEIGHT AND BALANCE.

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