Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 6, 2007
Submitted
July 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46001
Aircraft time
79,027 hours, 26,870 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
564779637
Part serial
UP26075
Condition
Corroded
Location
Vertical Stab
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:C3 RIGHT SIDE OF VERTICAL STAB UPPER SKIN HAS 5 SHEARED FASTENERS AND POSSIBLE CORROSION UNDER SKIN. REMOVED PANEL NR 5647796-37 AND REMOVED CORROSION THAT WENT OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 51-03-00-0. REPLACED SKIN PANEL NR 5647796-37 IAW SRM 51-1-21.

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