Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 26, 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
Dented
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

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LT ELEVATOR UPPER PLATING HAS DENTS AND CORROSION FROM STA XE.246.000 TO XH.285.000. PERFORMED REPAIR REMOVED FASTENERS AND THE DAMAGED SKIN PANEL. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 55-2-0 PG 12. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A NEW SKIN PANEL IAW EODHL-030607, ED-3432. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE NEW SKIN PANEL INTERIOR SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL ON LT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE (STA. XE.246.000 XH-285.000) USING NEW FASTENERS. SEE N/R 2156 FOR REBALANCING. SEE JC BX3H55074 FOR LT ELEVATOR REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION

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