Service difficulty report · Web · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
July 18, 2005
Submitted
July 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
84,803 hours, 31,060 cycles
Part
Web
Part number
570055629SP
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder
Part time
84,803 hours, 31,060 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

RUDDER L/E FRONT SPAR FWD NOSE RIB WEB CRACK 1.500 STA ZR 71.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DOUGLAS DWG 5700556, JC EA55100012-001-D. REMOVED DAMAGED RIB IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG. 1. FABRICATED NEW RIB (AL2024"O" 0.063) IAW DWG 5700556, EA SEMAN 20051035, SRM 55-6-1 FIG. 2 SHEET 2 ITEM R, SRM 51-1-4. HEAT TREATED IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG. 1,13,17 TO T4. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW RIB IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW RIB IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. FOR RIB FABRICATION REFER TO JC EA55100012-001-D.

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