Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 8, 2004
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
85,619 hours, 22,871 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rudder
Part time
85,619 hours, 22,871 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 LT SIDE SKIN CORRODED BETWEEN ZR 253.000 AND ZR 271.000 NEXT FRONT SPAR (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW BOEING MESSAGE NR 1-RROU7 FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 10-26-04. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 55-2-0 PG 12. REMOVED RUDDER LT SKIN (CORRODED) IAW BOEING MESSAGE NR 1-RROU7, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW SKIN (AL2024-Y3 0.032) IAW BOEING MESSAGE NR 1-RROU7. CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW BOEING MESSAGE NR 1-RROU7, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. PERFORMED X-RAY INSPECTION FOR CRACK AT INTERVALS TO EXCEED 24 MONTHS.

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