Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC8*

Difficulty date
July 7, 2006
Submitted
July 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41CX
Make and model
Doug DC8*
Aircraft serial
46129
Aircraft time
80,233 hours, 21,696 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Aileron
Part time
80,233 hours, 21,696 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 LEFT HAND WING AILERON UPPER SKIN WITH SPOTS OF CORROSION FROM STATION XA 737.000 TO STATION XA 767.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 57-8-1 FIGURE 4. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC8 SRM 51-18 PAGES 17, 18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0 PAGE 16. REMOVED CORRODED SKIN IAW DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW SKIN FROM, AL2024T3 0.020, AND DOUBLER FROM, AL 2024T3 0.016 IAW DC8 SRM 57-8-1 FIG 4 ITEM F, G. BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, AND NEW SKIN INTERNAL SURFACE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21.

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