Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 25, 2004
Submitted
May 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
91,910 hours, 30,097 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
91,910 hours, 30,097 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

DURING A ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION FOUND RT HORIZONTAL STAB L/E SURFACE SHOWS CORROSION AND A 1 INCH CRACK. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DWG V22-R18. REMOVED FASTENERS , REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED THE DAMAGED AREA IAW DWG V22-R18, PERFORMED NDT INSECTION, CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND TWO FILLERS. CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE AND FILLERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED THE REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLERS WITH THE NEW FASTENERS IAW DWG V22-R18 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D,51-1-21 AND 51-3-0 PG 1.

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