Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 24, 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
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Xa 662.000
Part time
97,112 hours, 31,235 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, LT WING OUTBOARD AILERON L/E DENTED, XA 662.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 57-8-1 FIG 4. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION DETECT CRACK IAW DC-8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. CRACK FOUND 0.250 LENGTH ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-2. REMOVED DAMAGED PLATING IAW DC-8 SRM 57-1-0, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PLATING (ALCLAD 2024 T3 0.032) IAW DC-8 SRM 57-8-1 FIG 4 ITEM H, DOUGLAS DWG 5763133. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + NEW PLATING INTERNAL PART IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW PLATING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21.

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