Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 1, 2008
Submitted
February 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
89,073 hours, 24,366 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
89,073 hours, 24,366 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

LT HORIZ STAB ELEV HAS NON STANDARD REPAIR ON UPPER SKIN (STA XE 166.312 - 200.2379) MAJOR REPAIR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 55-4-1 FIG 1 SHEET 1, 2. REMOVED PANEL PLATING WITH NON-STANDARD REPAIR ON IT IAW SRM 55-1-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED PLATING AND FINGER DOUBLER BOTH FROM IAW SRM 55-4-1 FIG 1 SHEET 1-2 ITEM "E" "F". BONDED BOTH PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-9, SRM 51-1-9A, TR NR 51-142, TR NR 51-141. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND INNER FACE OF NEW PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED WEIGHT AND BALANCE OF LT ELEV IAW SRM 51-4-4 PG 1-4. FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE.

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