Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 25, 2004
Submitted
January 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Aircraft time
85,823 hours, 85,823 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 300
Part time
85,823 hours, 34,028 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, FOUND EMPENNAGE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR UPPER AND LOWER SKIN DENTED IN SEVERAL AREAS. REMOVED RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR. REMOVED RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR UPPER AND LOWER SKIN SECTION FROM STATION XE 132.531 TO XE251.562. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, TREATED, PRIMED, INSTALLED NEW SKIN SECTION AND NEW FASTENERS. INSTALLED RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR ON EMPENNAGE IAW DC8 MM 27-30-1, 27-31-01, DC8 SRM 51-1-9, 55-4-1, 51-1-5, AND 51-1-8.

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