Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 10, 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
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Rt Aileron
Part time
89,073 hours, 24,366 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 OUTBD AILERON UPPER SKIN DENTED AT WS 737 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-8-1 FIG 4 PG 9. REMOVED DENTED PANEL PLATING IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED PLATING (AL2024T3 0.020") AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-8-1 FIG 4 PG 9 ITEM "F AND G". BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW SRM 51-1-9 TR NR 51-142, SRM 51-1-9A, TR NR 51-141. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND PANEL PLATING INNER FACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW PANEL PLATING (STA XA 700.000 - 737.000) IAW SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED BALANCING IAW SRM 51-4-3 PG 1-3. INSTALLED COUNTERWEIGHT P/N 5764617-47 AT XA 633.000. FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE.

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