Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 21, 2003
Submitted
July 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
83,849 hours, 22,246 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
Part time
83,849 hours, 22,246 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

RUDDER LT PLATING DEFLECTED BETWEEN STA ZR.150.000 AND ZR.178.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030601, ED-3422. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN PANEL IAW EODHL-030601, ED-3422. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A NEW SKIN PANEL IAW EODHL-0303601, ED-3422. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED NEW SKIN PANEL IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL ON RUDDER LT PLATING BETWEEN STA ZR.150.000 - ZR.178.000 USING NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030601, ED-3422 AND SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. SEE N/R 2141 FOR REBALANCING.

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