Service difficulty report · Angle · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
June 17, 2010
Submitted
July 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
75,787 hours, 19,305 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D3
Part
Angle
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1640
Part time
75,787 hours, 19,305 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSP, FOUND EMPENNAGE VERTICAL STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE LT JOINT ANGLE CORRODED AT STA 1640.382. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED ANGLE, FILLER AND TAPERED SHIMS. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8, SRM 53-2-0, SRM 53-2-2 FIGURE 16A, SHEETS 1-2, DPS 4.710 REV "L", SRM 53-2-5, SRM 51-1-6, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-14, SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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