Service difficulty report · Web · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 1, 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
Web
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

RUDDER L/E WEB CRACKED 0.500 INCH STA ZV 295.000. REMOVED CRACKED WEB IAW SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW WEB (AL2024"0" 0.050") IAW SRM 55-6-1 FIG 2. HEAT TREATED FROM 7075"0" TO 2024T4 IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 1-13-17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND WEB IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW WEB IAW SRM 51-1-21. REFER TO NR 044630 FOR BALANCING.

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