Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 9, 2010
Submitted
December 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
102,975 hours, 33,577 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rt Elevator
Part time
102,975 hours, 33,577 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 RT ELEVATOR T/E LOWER SKIN CRACKED AND DELAMINATED AT STA XE 77.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. PERFORMED BALANCE. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS, MOMENT 1441.85 IN-LBS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 55-4-1 FIG 1 SHEETS 1-2 ITEMS "E" & "F", DPS 4.710 REV "L", SRM 51-1-9 TR 51-142, SRM 51-1-9A TR 51-141, DPS 1.950 REV "L", SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-4-4 PAGES 1-4 AND T/R 51-116 PAGES 2-3.

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