Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 3, 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
Canning
Location
Rt 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

RT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN INBD SECTION DEFLECTED FROM STA XAR.0.000 TO XE132.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030618, ED-3435. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN PANEL IAW EODHL-030618, ED3435. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED NEW SKIN PANEL IAW EODHL-030618, ED-3435. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE NEW SKIN INTERIOR SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL ON RT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN PANEL INBD SECTION USING NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030618, ED-3435, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. SEE N/R 2157 FOR REBALANCING. SEE J/C BX3455074 FOR RT ELEVATOR REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION.

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