Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 3, 2010
Submitted
October 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
88,544 hours, 32,286 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing Aileron
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

R & R EXISTING REPAIR LOCATED ON RT AILERON UPPER PLATING SURFACE UTILIZING APPROVED DATA, PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG. 2X PAR 16D-3. REMOVED EXISTING NON STANDARD REPAIR IAW SRM 51-1-21. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA + FABRICATED INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (AL2024T3 0.050") + FAIRING PLATE IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG. 2X, SRM 57-8-1 FIG. 4 ITEM "F", SRM 57-2-1 PG 30-31, PAR 16-D-3. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 2X, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED BALANCING IAW SRM 51-4-3 PG 1-3. FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE. REFER TO JC BX5R57111 FOR REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION OF RT OTBD AILERON.

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