Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 25, 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
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tl Aileron
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 C CHECK, FOUND LEFT WING L/E SKIN CRACKED ON INBOARD AILERON, AT STATION XA 480.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. FAB`D NEW SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1 ITEM E. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN INTERNAL SURFACE IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED BALANCE IAW DC-8 SRM 51-4-1 PAGES 1, 2. FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE MOMENT 3328.3 IN LBS.

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