Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
January 5, 2006
Submitted
February 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46130
Aircraft time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Te Flap
Part time
71,621 hours, 17,096 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 OTBD FLAP PANEL UPPER SKIN CRACKED 1", AT STA XF 415.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-5 FIG 1 (SHEET 1-2). REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-5 FIG 1. FAB`D NEW PLATING SEGMENT + SPLICE + FILLER IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-5 FIG 1 (SHEET 1,2), DC-8 SRM 57-7-1 FIG 4, TR # 57-94 ITEM Q U. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + REPAIR PARTS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-5 FIG 1 (SHEET 1,2), DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, DC-8 SRM 51-3-0, DC-8 SRM 51-3-1.

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