Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 25, 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
Cracked
Location
Zone 600
Part time
88,788 hours, 35,270 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT WING INBOARD AILERON LEADING EDGE SKIN CRACKED AT STATION XD525.000. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN INTERNAL SURFACE. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1 PAGE 2, DC-8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC-8 SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1 PAGE 2 ITEM “R”, DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC-8 SRM 51-1-11 AND, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21.

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