Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 27, 2005
Submitted
October 31, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Xa 470.000
Part time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, RT IB AIL L/E UPPER PLATING CRACK .2500 AT STA XA 470.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1, EO SEMAN NR 20051280 DATED 09-26-05. REMOVED DAMAGED PLATING IAW SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PLATING (AL2024T3 0.040) IAW SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1 ITEM E, SRM 51-1-4 PG 1 (FORMING). CLEANED,TREATED, PRIMED AREA + INNER FACE OF NEW PLATING 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.

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