Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC8*

Difficulty date
July 28, 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
Dented
Location
Zone 300
Part time
96,561 hours, 25,131 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 RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OB LEADING EDGE DENTED FROM STA XFS222.500, TO STA XFS241.250. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-21A. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER , AND FILLER (AL 7075 T6 0.050”) IAW SRM 5-2-1 FIG. 4, SRM 55-3-1 FIG. 1. (SHEET 1-2) ITEM (A). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR 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 51-1-21A, SRM 51-1-21.

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