Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
February 23, 2009
Submitted
February 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
82,730 hours, 25,264 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
Part time
82,730 hours, 25,264 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 CRACKED AT STATION XE 166.312. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND FINGER DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PART. PERFORMED BALANCE. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS MOMENT 1532.0 IN-LBS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS AT STATION XE 132.000 - 246.000 IAW SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1-2 ITEMS "E" & "F", SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-9 TR 51-142, SRM 51-1-9A TR 51-141, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 5-1-11, AND SRM 51-4-4 TR 51-116 PAGES 1-4.

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