Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 10, 2003
Submitted
May 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
78,807 hours, 30,335 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Aileron
Part time
78,807 hours, 30,335 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 OUTBOARD AILERON NOSE PLATING WITH TWO CRACKS OF 1.000 AND 0.500 INCH BETWEEN STA XA 674.000 AND 752.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-8-1 PG 9 FIG 4. REMOVED DAMAGED NOSE PLATING SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW SKIN (2024-T3 0.032) IAW SRM 57-8-1 PG 9 FIG 4. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED NEW SKIN INNER SIDE PG 9 FIG 4 AND SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REFER TO N/R 2058 FOR REBALANCING.

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