Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
August 13, 2009
Submitted
September 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46129
Aircraft time
86,195 hours, 23,304 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rudder
Part time
86,195 hours, 23,304 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 RUDDER LT SKIN CORRODED AT STATION ZR 238.000. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED EXISTING SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLERS. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18, SRM 55-2-0 FIGURE 6, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 55-6-1 FIGURE 1 ITEM "A", DPS 4.710 REV "L", SRM 51-1-9 TR 51-142, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-3-0, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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