Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 25, 2015
Submitted
September 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N875GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53468
Aircraft time
36,816 hours, 24,730 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
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

ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION OF DAMAGE ON VERTICAL STAB, LIGHT STRIKE, TOP AFT STAB END CAP CTR OF WELD RT SIDE 24"" FROM FWD. DAMAGE WIDTH .187"", DEPTH .125"" FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. ACCOMPLISHED EA 20-2015-260, ENSURE NO DEFECTS OR SIGNS OF DAMAGE TO ANY ADJACENT OR UNDERLYING STRUCTURE. VERIFY THERE ARE NOT LOOSE, PULLED OR DAMAGE FASTENERS IN SURROUNDING AREA OF THE DAMAGE. BLEND THE EDGE OF THE SKIN SMOOTH TO REMOVE THE DAMAGE IAW SRM 51-02. PRIMER & FILLED BLEND AREA VOID WITH PR 1422 SEALANT IAW SRM 51-20-0.

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