Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 27, 2005
Submitted
May 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
86,990 hours, 26,973 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Aileron
Part time
86,990 hours, 26,973 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 INBOARD AILERON FWD UPPER SKIN 0.500 CRACK, STA XA 502.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1, SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW PLATING (AL7075T6 0.040) IAW SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW PLATING INTERIOR IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. TORQUED IAW SRM 51-3-1. PERFORMED BALANCING OF RT INBOARD AIL IAW SRM 51-4-1 PG 1-3. REMOVED (2EA) WEIGHTS P/N 5706734-43 AT STA XA 523.000. FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE (MOMENT: 3326.64 IN-LBS).

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