Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 19, 2006
Submitted
June 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
78,898 hours, 31,422 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
T/E Flap
Part time
78,898 hours, 31,422 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 ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT HAND INBOARD FLAP DENTED AT SEVERAL SPOTS AND NON STANDARD REPAIR ON LOWER. SKIN BETWEEN STATIONS XW 2.000 AND XW 104.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 57-7-1 FIG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 57-1-21. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER IAW DC-8 SRM 57-7-1 FIG 1 ITEM B, I BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW PARTS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW PARTS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21.

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