Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 11, 2008
Submitted
May 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
91,019 hours, 28,448 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
91,019 hours, 28,448 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

LT ELEV UPPER SKIN CRACKED 2 INCHES AND SEVERAL FASTENERS LOOSE (STA XE 79.531) MAJOR REPAIR. 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. FABRICATED PLATING 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 51-1-9, 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 IAW SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED LT ELEVATOR BALANCING IAW SRM 51-4-4- PG 1-2. INSTALLED (1EA) WEIGHT P/N 5701580-501 AND (1EA) RETAINER P/N 5701581-13 AT STA XE 99. FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE (MOMENT: 1458 IN-LB).

More about the Doug DC-8-73F