Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 16, 2005
Submitted
March 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46089
Aircraft time
79,107 hours, 26,689 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
5644420508
Part serial
46049
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C2 RT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN SURFACE I/B SIDE HAS A LIGHTENING STRIKE WITH .5 INCH CRACK STA XE 50. NDT VERIFIED .5 INCH CRACK PER NDT SPM 06-10-01.001. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 55-2-1 FIG 10. NDT VERIFIED CRACK TERMINATES AT STOP DRILL PER NDT SPM 06-10-01.001. REPAIRED RT ELEVATOR PER SRM 55-2-1 FIG 10, CALCULATED WEIGHT/BALANCE PER SRM 51-04-08. NEW BALANCE WEIGHT IS -1445.4. INSTALLED NEW BALANCE DATA PLATE.

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