Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC8*

Difficulty date
July 21, 2006
Submitted
September 5, 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 300
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 HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE WITH NON STANDARD REPAIR FROM STATION XFS 178.750 TO STATION XFS 185.000. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, DC-8 SRM 51-3-0. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED 4295 DATED 7/26/06. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC-8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001 NO CRACKS OR CORROSION FOUND AFTER DAMAGE REMOVED. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, AND SKIN FILLER IAW SEMAN DWG NUMBER ED 4295. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, SKIN FILLER, AND REPAIR DOUBLER INTERNAL SURFACE IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED 4295 DATE 07-26-

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