Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 28, 2006
Submitted
August 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Rt Elevator
Part time
96,561 hours, 25,131 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 ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN WITH NON STANDARD REPAIR AT STATION XE39.188. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW REPAIR, AND FILLERS (AL 2024 T3 0.016”) IAW SRM 55-2-1 FIG. 11 (SHEET 4, 6, 9), SRM 55-4-1 FIG. 1 (SHEET 1, 2) ITEM E AND F. BONDED BOTH PART WITH HYSOL IAW SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA , AND NEW REPAIR INTERNAL SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-2-1 FIG. 11 (SHEET 4, 6, 9, 11)., SRM 51-1-21, SRM 55-2-1 FIG. 11.

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