Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 9, 2006
Submitted
June 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
97,112 hours, 31,235 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
97,112 hours, 21,235 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING C CHECK, LT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE HAS NON STANDARD REPAIR AT STA XE 32.937. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIG 1. REMOVED PANEL PLATING WITH STANDARD REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 55-1-0, DC8 SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PLATING AND BONDED FINGER DOUBLER (AL 2024T3 0.016”) IAW DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIG 1 (SHEET 1, 2) ITEMS “E”, “F”. BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-9, DC8 SRM 51-1-9A. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND 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, DC8 SRM 51-3-0, 51-3-1. PERFORMED BALANCE TO LT ELEV IAW DC8 SRM 51-4-4, FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. TABLE MOMENT 1.449. 37 IN LBS.

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