Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 14, 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
Damaged
Location
Rudder Te
Part time
85,401 hours, 32,570 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

ITEM REF. NR. 101138: UPPER RUDDER T/E BROKEN AT STA ZR 335.250 (FIBERGLASS) DAMAGE CAUSED BY SEMAN. STAGGERED CUT BACK BY A/2" TO A INCH PER PLY FROM THE CRACK THROUGH ALL DAMAGED PLIES OF THE CLOTH IAW SRM 51-1-19 PG 3. REPLACED THE CUT OUT CLOTH WITH A NEW CLOTH IAW SRM 51-1-9 PG 4 FIG 19. PRESSURIZED THE PATCHED AREAS AND CURED (HYSOL) IAW SRM 51-1-9A, SRM 51-1-19 PAR 4 PG 5. ENCLOSED HEATING PARAMETERS.

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