Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 4, 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
Cracked
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

RT RUDDER SKIN CRACKED 0.250, STA ZR 161.000 (HOIST POINT) MAJOR REPAIR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW BOEING MSG 1-RJ0SG AND BOEING MSG 1-RL7IU. REMOVED CRACKED SKIN IAW BOEING MSG 1-RJ0SG AND BOEING MSG 1-RL7IU, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW SKIN (2024-T3AL 0.032) IAW BOEING MSG 1-RJ0SG AND MSG 1-RL7IU. PERFORMED DIMPLING TO NEW SOLID SHEET SKIN IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-22. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW BOEING MSG 1-RJ0SG AND BOEING MSG 1-RL7IU, DC8 SRM 51-1-21. AT C-CHECK INTERVALS A VISUAL AND X-RAY INSP IS ACCOMPLISHED TO INSPECT FOR CRACKS IN THE SKIN AND RADIUS OF THE INTERNAL RIBS.

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