Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
June 23, 2005
Submitted
August 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45813
Aircraft time
89,890 hours, 37,461 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Aileron Tab
Part time
89,890 hours, 37,461 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 AILERON REMOVE AND REINSTALL TRIM TAB (UPPER SKIN HAS HOLES). REMOVED TRIM TAB FROM LT ALEIRON IAW DC-8 MM 27-13-1 PAGES 201-203. INSTALLED TRIM TAB ON LT AILERON IAW DC-8 MM 27-13-1 PAGES 203-208 (REPAIRED CONDITION). FOR OPS CHECK SEE NR 0818.

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