Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 28, 2006
Submitted
August 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Nicked
Location
T/E Flap
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 LEFT HAND WING OUTBOARD FLAP LOWER SKIN NICKED FROM STATION XF 415.000 TO STATION XF 425.000. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW SKIN (AL 2024 T3 0.032”) AND DOUBLER (AL 2024 T3 0.020”) IAW DC-8 SRM 57-7-1 FIG 4 ITEM P, Q. BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND PANEL SKIN INTERNAL SURFACE IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED PANEL SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21.

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