Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 18, 2006
Submitted
October 5, 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
Rudder
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 NON STANDARD REPAIR ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE RUDDER FROM STATION ZR 178.000 TO STATION ZR 188.781. REMOVED SKIN WITH NON STANDARD REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN (AL 2024 T3 0.040). CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED AREA, AND NEW SKIN. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES, AND INSTALLED NEW SKIN. BALANCED RUDDER IAW DC-8 SRM 51-4-6 PAGES 1-5 MOMENT: 250325 IN-LBS IAW DC8 SRM 55-6-1 FIG 1 PAGE 2, DC8 SRM 55-1-0, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, DC-8 SRM 55-6-1 FIG 1 PAGE 2 ITEM -C-, DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC-8 SRM 51-1-11, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-21.

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