Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 14, 2004
Submitted
October 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
81,349 hours, 31,015 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
Part time
81,349 hours, 31,015 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

RUDDER RT SKIN DEFLECTED, ZR 150.000 TO ZR 178.719 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW BOEING MESSAGE NR 1-OG7Z1, 1-OD780, SEMAN DRAWING NR 3714. REMOVED DAMAGED PLATING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PLATING (AL2024-T3 0.032) IAW BOEING MESSAGE NR 1-0G7Z1, 1-OD780. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW PLATING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW PLATING IAW BOEING MESSAGE 1-OG7Z1, 1-OD780, SRM 51-1-21. THE RIBS BEHIND THE SKIN MUST BE X-RAY INSPECTED FOR ACOUSTIC FATIGUE CRACKS AT "C" CHECK INTERVALS, NOT TO EXCEED 24 MONTHS IAW BOEING MESSAGE NR 1-OD780. FOR REBALANCING SEE NR 0729.

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