Service difficulty report · Plate · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 28, 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
Plate
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
83,849 hours, 22,246 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

LT ELEVATOR L\E PLATING WITH INTERIM REPAIR AT STA XE.74.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 55-1-0 PG 1, SRM 55-4-1 FIG 1. REMOVED PLATING WITH INTERIM REPAIR IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED NEW PLATING IAW SRM 55-4-1 FIG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED PLATING INNER SIDE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW PLATING WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REFER TO N\R 2156 FOR REBALANCING.

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