Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
March 23, 2004
Submitted
May 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
79,338 hours, 29,421 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing Aileron
Part time
79,338 hours, 29,421 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 WING OTBD AILERON L/E PLATING CRACKED 0.250 AROUND STA XA 646.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PG 1, DC8 SRM 57-8-01 FIG 4 PG 9. REMOVED CRACKED PLATING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NOSE PLATING (2024-T3 0.032) IAW DC8 SRM 57-8-01 FIG 4 PG 09. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED NOSE PLATING INTERNAL PART IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NOSE PLATING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 57-8-01 PG 9. REBALANCE MOMENT 3324 LBS/IN FOUND WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW SRM 51-4-3 PG 1-2-3.

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