Service difficulty report · Finger Doubler · 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
Finger Doubler
Condition
Corroded
Location
Horiz Stab
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 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR CENTER LOWER PANEL FINGER DOUBLER WITH SPOTS OF CORROSION, FROM STATION XE 132.750 TO STATION XE 251.562. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1, AND 2. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17, AND 18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 55-2-0 PAGE 12. REMOVED DAMAGED PANEL SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 55-1-0, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PANEL SKIN, AND FINGER DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1, SHEET 1, AND 2, ITEM E, AND F. BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW PANEL SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-1

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