Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 20, 2003
Submitted
August 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

LT HORIZONTAL STAB. LE EXTERNAL SKIN SHOWS CORROSION ON SEVERAL SPOTS AT STA. XFS.178.750. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS, REMOVED CORROSION ON LT HORIZ. STAB. L/E EXTERNAL SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG.17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 55-2-1 FIG.3. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA . PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSP IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND A FILLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER INTERIOR SURFACE AND FILLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND FILLER ON LT. HORIZ. STAB. LE EXTERNAL SKIN (STA. XFS.178.750) USING NEW FASTENERS.

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