Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 12, 2006
Submitted
October 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Aircraft time
88,788 hours, 35,270 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
88,788 hours, 35,270 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 LEFT INBOARD FLAP EXISTING UPPER SKIN DOUBLER IMPROPER AT STATION, XW38.000. REMOVED EXISTING SKIN WITH EXISTING IMPROPER REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN WITH AL 2024 T3 0.025” AND BONDED 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 57-7-1 FIG 1 PAGE 2, DC-8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, DC-8 SRM 57-7-1 FIG 1 PAGE 2 ITEM “A” AND “L”, DC-8 SRM 51-1-9, DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-11.

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