Service difficulty report · Tab · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
July 18, 2015
Submitted
December 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782SP
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
95,432 hours, 23,967 cycles
Part
Tab
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elevator
Part time
95,432 hours, 23,967 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

ON OK TO INSTALL LE PANELS ON RT ELEVATOR GEAR TAB, FOUND SMALL ROUND ACCESS HOLE BENT & CRACKED. NDT VERIFIED 2 EACH CRACKS. BLENDED CRACKED AREAS. HFEC SURFACE INSPECTION PERFORMED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR TO RT ELEVATOR GEAR TAB ACCESS HOLE IAW EA 008-5510-38-A6034.

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