Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
November 4, 2006
Submitted
December 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
79,389 hours, 24,481 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Aileron
Part time
79,389 hours, 24,481 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND IMPROPER FASTENERS INSTALLED ON THE LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON EXTERNAL LOWER SKIN FROM STATION XA542.000 TO STATION XA566.000. REMOVED IMPROPER FASTENERS AND FOUND SKIN DAMAGED. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW SKIN AND FASTENERS. BALANCED AILERON. REMOVED 01 EACH COUNTERWEIGHT PART NUMBER 5706734-41 AND 02 EACH COUNTERWEIGHTS PART NUMBER 5706734-43 FROM STATION XA531.000 TO STATION 546.000. FOUND MOMENT WITHIN LIMITS. MOMENT: 3228.31 INCH-POUNDS IAW DC8 SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1 PAGE 2, DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM

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