Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 18, 2004
Submitted
March 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Vertical Stab
Part time
91,246 hours, 29,801 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 MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A MAJOR REPAIR ON VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E UPPER SKIN. FOUND CORROSION AT STA ZFS 179.000. REMOVED CORROSION FROM VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E UPPER SKIN STA ZFS 179.000 IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PGS 17, 18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 55-2-1 FIG 3 PGS 15, 16. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW DC8 SRM 55-2-1 FIG 4 PAGE 17. FABRICATED FILLER (AL 7075 T6- 0.050) + DOUBLER (AL 707516 0.050) IAW DC8 SRM 55-2-1 FIG 4 PAGE 17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER AND DOUBLER INTERNAL PART IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 55-2-1, SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 9, DC8 SRM 51-1-11 PAGE 1.

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