Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 25, 2006
Submitted
October 31, 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
Zone 300
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 RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN HAS NON STANDARD REPAIR FROM STATION XE116.000 TO STATION XE79.000. REMOVED SKIN WITH EXISTING NON STANDARD REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND FINGER DOUBLER. BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN INTERNAL SURFACE. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW SKIN. BALANCED ELEVATOR. FOUND WITHIN OF TOLERANCE MOMENTS: 1453.88 IN-LBS IAW DC-8 SRM 55-4-1 FIG 1 SHEET 1-2, DC-8 SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, DC-8 SRM 55-4-1 FIG 1 SHEET 1-2 ITEM “E” AND “F”, DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC-8 SRM 51-1-11, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, AND DC-8 SRM 51-4-4 PAGES 1-3.

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