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 300
Part time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION FOUND LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IB LEADING EDGE WITH NON STANDARD REPAIR FROM STATION XFS 110.000 TO STATION XFS 116.250. REMOVED NON STANDARD REPAIR IAW SRM 51-1-21. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, AND FILLER, (AL 7075 T6 0.050”) IAW SRM 55-2-1 FIG 4, DC-8 SRM 55-3-1 FIG 1 SHEET 1-2 ITEM -A-. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FILLER, AND REPAIR DOUBLER INTERNAL SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-2-1 FIG 4, SRM 51-1-21, AND SRM 55-2-1 FIG 4.

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