Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 8, 2004
Submitted
November 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
94,312 hours, 30,453 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Ws74.469-123.187
Part time
94,312 hours, 30,453 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 ELEVATOR LOWER PLATING INBOARD SECTION CORROSION DAMAGE BETWEEN STA XE 74.469 AND XE 123.187. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA. CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW DC8 SRM 55-2-1 FIG B PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 55-2-0 PG 12. REMOVED THE DAMAGED SECTION IAW DC8 SRM 55-2-1 FIG 8. FABRICATED FILLER & REPAIR SPLICE IAW DC8 SRM 55-2-1 FIG 8 DC8 55-4-1 FIG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B BONDED FILLER + REPAIR SPLICE WITH HYSOL IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-9A. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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