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 Wing Aileron
Part time
78,807 hours, 30,335 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 WING LT AILERON T/E CRACKED 0.500 INCH BETWEEN STA XA 622.00 AND STA XA 662.000. REMOVED AILERON T/E (CRACKED) IAW SRM 51-1-21A PG 3-4. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED NEW T/E (2024-T3 AL0.020) IAW SRM 57-8-1 PG 8. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED INNER SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW T/E WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21A PG 3-4.

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