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2.103.
CLASSIFICATION OF EMPENNAGE DAMAGE AND TYPES OF REPAIR – continued
Category
Action
Limits
f. Horizontal Stabilator Actuator
A
Less than 25 percent of cross section and
less than 10 percent of thickness or 0.040
INCH depth (whichever is smaller).
(Reworked area must clear fastener holes
or counter bores by not less than 0.50
INCH.)
Repair (TM 1-1500-204-23).
B
Exceeds A.
Replace.
2.103.6. Impact or Fatigue Damage
Category
Limits
Action
a. Skin or Sheet Metal Holes, Cracks, or Tears
A
Holes: Less than 3.00 INCHES in
diameter. (Cleanup can be no closer than
2.00 INCHES to supporting structure, and
no more than 5 percent of skin areas.)
Clean up and patch repair
(TM 1-1500-204-23).
B
Cracks or tears: no longer than 25 percent
of shortest skin dimension.
Clean up and patch repair
(TM 1-1500-204-23).
b. Working Rivets
B
Loose or working rivets in groups of 5 or
less and groups of 6 or more.
Replace rivets (TM 1-1500-204-23) and
Table 1. Touch up paint
(TM 55-1500-345-23).
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