Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 19, 2006
Submitted
July 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
78,898 hours, 31,422 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Deformed
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
78,898 hours, 31,422 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 FOUND RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR LT UPPER PANEL DEFORMED, TRAILING EDGE BROKEN 2 INCHES AND DELAMINATED AT STATION 28.843. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 55-4-1 SHEET 1, AND 2. REMOVED DAMAGED PANEL IAW DC-8 SRM 55-1-0, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PANEL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, AND NEW PANEL IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW PANEL FROM STATION XAR 0.000 TO STATION XE 132.000 IAW DC-8 SRM 55-4-1 FIG 1 SHEET 1, AND 2, DC8 SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED BALANCE TO RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR IAW DC-8 SRM 51-4-4 PAGES 1-4. FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE MOMENT 1477.44 LBS.

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