Service difficulty report · Angle · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 7, 2003
Submitted
May 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
77,866 hours, 28,485 cycles
Part
Angle
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
77,866 hours, 28,485 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

VERT STAB AND RT FUSE- ATTACHING ANGLE CORRODED BETWEEN STA 1766.000 - STA 1800.382 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-5 PG 44A-44B, FIG 16A. REMOVED CORROSION ON ANGLE IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA IAW SRM 53-2-5 PG 44A-44B. FABRICATED FILLER (7075-T6-0.160), SHIM (7075-T6-0.125) AND REINFORCEMENT ANGLE (STEEL-P4-0.080) IAW SRM 53-2-5 PG 44A-44B. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER, SHIM AND INNER AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED FILLER, SHIM AND REINFORCEMENT ANGLE ON ATTACHING ANGLE OF VERTICAL STAB AND FUSELAGE RT STA 1766.00 - STA 1800.382 IAW SRM 53-2-5 PG 44A-44B FIG 16A, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-15 PG 1 (PRC).

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