Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 29, 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
Dented
Location
Lt 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

LT ELEVATOR UPPER EXTERNAL SKIN HAS SEVERAL DENTS FROM STA XE 132.000 TO XE 246.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EO DHL 030501, ED 3277. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN PANEL IAW EO DHL 030501, ED 3277. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED NEW SKIN IAW EO DHL 030501, ED 3277. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED NEW SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW SKIN AND FASTENERS ON LT ELEVATOR UPPER EXTERNAL SURFACE IAW EO DHL 030501, ED 3277, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21A PG 3. SEE NR 4038 FOR WEIGHT AND BALANCE.

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