Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 11, 2011
Submitted
May 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
87,589 hours, 32,560 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

LT OTBD AIL LWR NOSE PLATING CRACKED 1" STA XA 734.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-1-0, PG 1, SRM 57-8-1, FIG 4. REMOVED DAMAGED NOSE PLATING IAW SRM 57-1-0, PG 1, SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW NOSE PLATING IAW SRM 57-8-1, FIG 4, ITEM "H". CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA & NEW NOSE PLATING INNER FACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW NOSE PLATING INNER FACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW NOSE PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1 PERFORMED BALANCING IAW SRM 51-4-3 PG 1-3.

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