Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 27, 2008
Submitted
April 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
99,983 hours, 32,243 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
99,983 hours, 32,243 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 LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN DENTED AT STATION XE 137.531 TO STATION XE 142.062. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGE SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND FINGER DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. PERFORMED BALANCE FOUND MOMENT WITHIN TOLERANCE, MOMENT 1448-2. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS AT STATION XE 132.000 TO XE 246.000 IAW SRM 51-1-11, SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1 AND 2 ITEM "E" AND "F", SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-9 TR NUMBER 51-142, 51-1-9A TR NUMBER 51-141, AND SRM 51-1-8B.

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