Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 7, 2006
Submitted
November 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
82,854 hours, 30,419 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rudder
Part time
82,854 hours, 30,419 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

LT RUDDER SKIN CORRODED STA ZR 257.908 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 55-6-1 FIG 1 PG 2. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 55-2-0 PG 12. REMOVED CORRODED PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 55-1-0 PG.1, SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PANEL PLATING: PLATING AND BONDED FINGER DOUBLER BOTH FROM AL2024T3 0.016" IAW SRM 55-6-1 FIG 1 PG 2 ITEM A. BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND INNER FACE OF NEW PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE) PERFORMED RUDDER BALANCING IAW SRM 51-4-6 PG 1-6. INSTALLED (1EA) WEIGHT P/N 57

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