Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
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

AT C-CHECK, LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER O/B SKIN XE 297 FASTENER TOO HIGH. CUT OUT CRACKED SECTION OF SKIN BETWEEN STA XE 246 TO XH 285. FABRICATED NEW SECTION AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF SKIN PER SRM 51-1-21. N/R 1044

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