Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 28, 2006
Submitted
September 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Rt Aileron
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 RIGHT HAND INBOARD AILERON LOWER SKIN HAS NON STANDARD REPAIR BETWEEN STATIONS XA 578.000 AND XA 603.000. REMOVED SKIN WITH NON STANDARD REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN (AL 2024 T3 0.025) AND DOUBLER (AL 2024 T3 0.020). BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN INTERNAL SURFACE. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, DC-8 SRM 57-8-1 FIG 4, DC-8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, DC-8 SRM 57-8-1 FIG 4 ITEM B, K, DC-8 SRM 51-1-9, DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-11.

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