Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 31, 2006
Submitted
February 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
83,105 hours, 30,019 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder
Part time
83,105 hours, 30,019 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

RIGHT RUDDER L/E PLATING CRACKED 0.75 INCH STA ZR 326.000 (MAJOR REPAIR) (DAMAGED). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 55-6-1 FIG 1 PG 2. REMOVED DAMAGED PLATING IAW SRM 55-1-0, SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PLATING (AL2024T3 0.040") IAW SRM 55-6-1 FIG 1 PG 2 ITEM-C. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED RUDDER BALANCING IAW SRM 51-4-6 PG 1-3. FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE (MOMENT 2567.1 IN LBS).

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