Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
November 9, 2012
Submitted
February 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46129
Aircraft time
91,805 hours, 24,437 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rudder
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

RUDDER SKIN-LT PANEL SHOWS CORROSION FROM STA ZR 140.750 TO STA ZR 150.750. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 55-6-1, FIG 1. REMOVED EXISTING DAMAGED PANEL IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 55-1-0. FABRICATED NEW PANEL PLATING 0.016" AND BONDED DOUBLER 0.016" BOTH FROM AL 2024T3 IAW SRM 55-6-1, FIG 1, DPS 4.710, REV "L". BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH ADHESIVE IAW SRM 51-1-9, TR 51-142, SRM 51-1-9A, TR 51-141, DPS 1.950 REV "AR" R-1. CLEANED, TREATED NEW PANEL AND DAMAGED AREA WITH ALODINE AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIRED PARTS (NEW PANEL) IAW SRM 51-1-21.

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