Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
November 17, 2005
Submitted
January 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
82,180 hours, 30,262 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rudder
Part time
82,180 hours, 30,262 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

ITEM REF NR 033464: RUDDER SKIN DELAMINATED AT STA ZR 166.656 AND LEVEL 2 CORROSION (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 55-6-1 FIG. 1. REMOVED DAMAGED PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 55-1-0, SRM 51-1-21. REMOVED CORROSION FROM RUDDER SKIN AT ZR 166.656 IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG. 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 55-2-0 PG. 12. FABRICATED NEW PLATING AND BONDED FINGER DOUBLER (AL 2024T3 0.016") IAW SRM 55-6-1 FIG. 1 ITEM "A". STUCK BOTH PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND INNER SIDE OF NEW PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG. 9. INSTALLED NEW PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21. FOR WEIGHT SEE NR 039066.

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