Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 26, 2005
Submitted
November 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Xe 200.2379
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 C CHECK INSPECT, LT HORIZ STAB ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN CRACKED ½, XE 200.2379. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION IAW SEMAN DWG # ED-4085. NDT INSPECTED REWORKED AREA IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NEITHER CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND. FAB`D EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (AL2024T3 0.040), FILLER (AL2024T3 0.016) IAW SEMAN DWG # ED-4085. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA + FILLER + INNER SIDE OF EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SEMAN DWG # ED-4085, DC8 SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED LT ELEVATOR BALANCING IAW DC8 SRM 51-4-1 PG 1. FOUND WITHIN TOLER

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