Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 23, 2006
Submitted
May 1, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46112
Aircraft time
76,521 hours, 25,374 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1766 L34r
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:C1 EXTERIOR OF TAILSKID FAIRING JUST FWD OF DOUBLER HAS RIPPED FASTENER HOLE AND AFT EDGE IS GOUGED. REMOVED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1F. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER,AND FILLER AT STA 1766 L34L TO L34R IAW SRM 53-02-01 FIG 7, 51-01-08, AND SRM 51-03-02.

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