Service difficulty report · Skin · 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
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

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

What was found

LT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN IB SECTION HAS INTERIM REPAIR AND CORROSION FROM STA XAR.0.000 TO XE.132.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AND THE DAMAGED SKIN PANEL IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. 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. CLEANED,TREATED AND PRIMED THE NEW SKIN PANEL INTERIOR SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL ON LT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN IB SECTION USING NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030611, ED3460, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. SEE N/R 2156 FOR REBALANCING. SEE J/C BX3H55074 FOR ELEVATOR REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION.

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