Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 28, 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
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 PLATING CTR. SECTION HAS DENTS FROM XE. 132.000 TO XE. 246.000 PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030525, ED-3276. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN PANEL IAW EODHL-030525, ED-3276. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED NEW SKIN PANEL (2024-T3 AL0.032) IAW EODHL-030525, ED-3276. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED NEW SKIN PANEL INTERIOR SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG.9. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL ON RT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE CTR. SECTION (FROM STA. XE.132.000 TO XE.246.000) USING NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030525, ED-3276, SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. SEE N/R 4037 FOR WEIGHT AND BALANCE.

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