Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
January 15, 2011
Submitted
February 1, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
VGQY082L
St Engineering Aerospace Services Company Pte. Ltd
Aircraft
N220AU
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46501
Aircraft time
36,916 hours, 10,657 cycles
Part
Balance Weight
Part number
NLC60353
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
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

LT HORZ STAB O/B ELEVATOR BALANCE WEIGHT AFT EDGE FOUND WITH ONE (1) INCH CRACKED. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA ON LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FAIRING AS PER DC-10 SRM 55-00-01 FIGURE 3 VOLUME I REVISION 97. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER AS PER SRM 55-00-01 FIGURE 3 VOLUME I REVISION 97 USING MATERIAL 7075T6-0.050". INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER AS PER SRM 55-00-01 FIGURE 3 VOLUME I REVISION 97.

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