Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 30, 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
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
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

VERTICAL STAB L/E EXTERNAL PLATING SHOWS INTERIM REPAIR AT ZFS.96.000 RT SIDE (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 55-2-1 FIG 4, PG 17. REMOVED FASTENERS AND INTERIM REPAIR IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-2-1 FIG 4 PG 17. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT IAW DPS 1.05-3, SRM 51-1-4 PG 1-3, SRM 51-1-1 PG 13, 17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER INTERNAL PART IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON VERTICAL STAB L/E AT ZFS 96.00 WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 55-2-1 FIG 4 PG 17, SRM 51-1-15 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FOR REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION SEE JC BX3B55076.

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