Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 24, 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
Rt Elevator
Part time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
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

RT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN INBD SECTION SHOW CORROSION, SEVERAL DENTS AND INTERIM REPAIR FROM STA XAR 0.000 TO XE 132.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AND THE DAMAGED SKIN PANEL IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A NEW SKIN PANEL (2024-T3AL 0.032) IAW EO DHL 030573, ED 3410. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE NEW SKIN PANEL INTERIOR SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED THE NEW SKIN PANEL ON RT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE INBD SECTION (STA XAR 0.000 TO XE 132.000) USING NEW FASTENERS IAW EO DHL 030573, ED 3410 AND SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. SEE NR 4037 FOR WEIGHT AND BALANCE.

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