Service difficulty report · Web · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 26, 2005
Submitted
October 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Aircraft time
87,034 hours, 26,899 cycles
Part
Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder
Part time
87,034 hours, 26,899 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

RUDDER WEB LWR PART CRACKED .5 INCH STA ZR. 61.156. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED CRACKED RIB WEB IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW RIB WEB, 2EA DOUBLERS AND 2EA COVERS. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW BOEING MSGS 1-113628973-3, 1-113628973-2, ROD SKETCH 05-08-12-002 (SRM 55-2-3 FIG. 5), SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1. REBALANCED RUDDER IAW SRM 51-4-6 PG 1-6. INSTALLED 1EA COUNTERWEIGHT P/N 3702567505 AT STA 161.000. FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE (MOMENT 24637 IN-LB).

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