Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
November 29, 2003
Submitted
December 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
56549704N
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elevator
Part time
81,763 hours, 30,243 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

RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER PANEL CRACK 0.250, STA XE 65.156 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 55-1-0 PG 1, SRM 55-4-1 PG 1, 2. REMOVED CRACKED UPPER PANEL FROM RT ELEVATOR STA XE 65.156 IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21A PG 1, 4. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW PANEL IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21A PG 1, 4. REFER TO NR 2235 FOR WEIGHT AND BALANCE.

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