Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC8*

Difficulty date
July 21, 2006
Submitted
August 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC8*
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Zone 500
Part time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
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 WING SLOT VANE SKIN HAS NON STANDARD REPAIR AT STATION, SOLDO 6.224. REMOVED NON STANDARD REPAIR. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SEMAN DRAWING, ED-4292. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC-8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NO CRACKS OR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL 7075 T6 0.071”), INTERNAL DOUBLER, AND FILLER, (AL 7075 T6 0.063”) IAW SEMAN DWG 4292. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FILLER, AND REPAIR DOUBLER (INTERNAL PART) IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SEMAN DWG EO-4292 DATE 07-24-06, EO SEMAN 2006601 DATE 07-25-06. DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS (TORQUED).

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