Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
January 7, 2010
Submitted
February 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
87,785 hours, 22,127 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Part time
87,785 hours, 22,127 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 INSP, FOUND VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E SKIN CRACKED AT STA ZFS 179.750. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSP. NO DISCREPANCY FOUND. FABRICATED INTERNAL, EXTERNAL DOUBLERS AND FILLERS. CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED AERA AND REPAIR PARTS INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 02-05-2010, DWG ED-5068, SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, NDT SPM MANUAL PART 06.10.01-001, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 55-2-0, SRM 51-1-11, 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, 51-1-26 AND SRM 51-3-1.

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