Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 6, 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
Horiz Stab
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 HORIZ STAB L/E OUTER SKIN DENTED FROM STA XFS 91.250 - XFS 116.250. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030515, ED-3270. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED SKIN SEGMENT IAW EODHL-030515, ED-3270. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, A FILLER IAW EODHL-030515, ED-3270. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE AND FILLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER ON LT HORZ STAB L/E OUTER SKIN FROM STA XFS 91.250 TO XFS 116.250 USING NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030515, ED-3270, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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