Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC8*

Difficulty date
September 22, 2005
Submitted
October 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC8*
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Xa 502.000
Part time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
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

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, LT WING IB AILERON UPPER PLATING CRACKED 1, XA 502.000 PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-7-0 FIG 1, SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1, EO SEMAN NR 20051336. REMOVED DAMAGED PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PLATING (AL7075T6 0.040) IAW SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1 ITEM R. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA + NEW PLATING INTERNAL PART IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1. FOR WEIGHT AND BALANCE SEE N/R 2815.

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