Service difficulty report · Repair · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
February 16, 2006
Submitted
February 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46130
Aircraft time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Part
Repair
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Rt Aileron
Part time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, RT INBD AILERON SHOWS SEVERAL SPOTS OF CORROSION AND NON STANDARD REPAIR ON LWR PLATING, STA XA 550.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED EXISTING PANEL PLATING (CORRODED) + REPAIR NON STANDARD. FABRICATED NEW PANEL PLATING (AL2024T3 0.025) + BONDED FINGER DOUBLER (AL 2024T3 0.020) IAW DC8 SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1 ITEM B, K, DWG DOUGLAS 5705334. BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + NEW PANEL PLATING INTERNAL PART IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW PANEL PLATING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-1.

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