Service difficulty report · Repair · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 9, 2006
Submitted
April 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
97,112 hours, 31,235 cycles
Part
Repair
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Xf 415.-Xf 418.
Part time
97,112 hours, 31,235 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, LT WING OUTBOARD FLAP T/E UPPER PANEL HAS NON STANDARD REPAIR BETWEEN XF 415.000 AND XF 418.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-5 FIG 1 (SHEET 1, 2). REMOVED NON STANDARD REPAIR (EXISTING) IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW PLATING SEGMENT (AL 2024 T3 0.050) + SPLICE (ALCLAD 2024 T3 0.063) + FILLER (ALCLAD 2024 T3 0.020) 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 AND U. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-5 FIG 1 (SHEET 1, 2) DC8 SRM 51-1-21.

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