Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 11, 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
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Aileron
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

LT INBOARD AILERON L/E UPPER SKIN SURFACE WITH 0.500 INCH CRACK AT STA XA.502.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1, SRM 57-8-1 PG 2. REMOVED UPPER SKIN ON LT INBOARD AILERON L/E STA XA. 502.000 IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW SKIN (7075-T6 0.040) IAW SRM 57-8-1 PG 2. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED INNER SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW SKIN ON LT INBOARD AILERON L/E IAW SRM 57-8-1 PG 2 , SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-15 PG 1 FOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION SEE N/R 2152 AND REBALANCE SEE N/R 2658.

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