Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 11, 2007
Submitted
May 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Aircraft time
89,284 hours, 27,567 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Elevator
Part time
89,284 hours, 27,567 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

RT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN DEFLECTED (STA XE 22.875 - 228.031) MAJOR REPAIR (DAMAGED). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 55-4-1 FIG 1 (SHEET 1-2). REMOVED DAMAGED PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 55-1-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-2. FABRICATED PANEL PLATING: SKIN AND FINGER DOUBLER BOTH FROM (AL2024T3 0.016") IAW SRM 55-4-1 FIG 1 SHEET 1-2 ITEM "E""F". BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW SRM 51-1-9A, TR NR 51-141 DATED 04-03-06. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND PANEL PLATING INNER FACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED PANEL PLATING (STA XE 132.000 TO XE 246.000) IAW SRM 51

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