Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
June 8, 2011
Submitted
July 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
84,766 hours, 34,409 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elevator
Part time
84,766 hours, 34,409 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 UPPER SKIN DENTED AND CRACKED AT STATION XE 246.000 - 285.000. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND FINGER DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. PERFORMED RT ELEVATOR BALANCE. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS MOMENT 1462.9 IN-LBS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-21 AND SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEETS 1-2 ITEM "E" & "F", DPS 4.710 REV "L", SRM 51-1-9 TR 51-141 AND DPS 1.950 REV "AR" R-1, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-21, AND SRM 51-4-4 PAGES 1-4 AND T/R 51-116 PAGES 1-3.

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