Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 16, 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
Elongated
Location
Horizontal Stab
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 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER L/E ELONGATED HOLES IN UPPER SKIN (STA XFS 60.000-116.250) MAJOR REPAIR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW BOEING MSG 1-S23U2, 1-S32CQ, DWG SEMAN ED-3475. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 21, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN SEGMENT IAW BOEING MSG 1-S23U2, 1-S32CQ, DWG SEMAN ED-3475. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075-T6 0.050) IAW BOEING MSG 1-S23U2, 1-S32CQ, DWG ED-3745. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 1. INSTALLED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AND NEW FASTENERS IAW BOEING MSG 1-S23U2, 1-S32CQ, DWG SEMAN ED-3745, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1.

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