Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
January 12, 2006
Submitted
February 17, 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
Corroded
Location
Rudder
Part time
71,621 hours, 17,096 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 INSPECTION, LT RUDDER EXTERNAL SKIN CORRODED, STA ZR 257.906. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 55-6-1. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 55-2-0 PG 12. REMOVED CORRODED PLATING IAW DC8 SRM 55-1-0, DC8 SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PLATING + BONDED FINGER DOUBLER (AL2024T30 0.016) IAW DC8 SRM 55-6-1 FIG 1 ITEM “A”. BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + NEW PANEL PLATING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW PANEL PLATING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21. REFER TO NR 2849 FOR BALANCING.

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