Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 9, 2007
Submitted
December 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
85,401 hours, 32,570 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder
Part time
85,401 hours, 32,570 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 CRACKED 5" AT STA ZR 335.000 MAJOR REPAIR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 55-6-1 FIG 1 PG 2. REMOVED DAMAGED PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 55-1-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-21A. FABRICATED PLATING AND BONDED DOUBLER BOTH FROM AL 2024T3 0.016" IAW SRM 55-6-1 FIG 1, PG 2 ITEM "A". BONDED BOTH PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-9, SRM 51-1-9A. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-21A. PERFORMED WEIGHT AND BALANCE IAW SRM 51-4-6 PG 1-6. FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE 2563,8 INCH-LBS.

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