Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 1, 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
Vertical 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 VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E SKIN CORRODED, STA ZFS 140.250 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DWG W90-R16, REV IR DATED 11-18-04 FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 11-30-04. REMOVED L/E SKIN PANEL AND REPAIR PARTS FROM INTERNAL STRUCTURE IAW DWG W90-R16, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 21, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. FABRICATED 2EA SKIN PANEL (AL7075-T6 0.050) AND INTERNAL DOUBLER (AL7075-T6 0.063) AND 2EA REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075-T6 0.063) IAW DWG W90-R16. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND L/E SKIN PANELS IAW DWG W90-R16, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1.

More about the Doug DC-8-73F