Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
November 17, 2006
Submitted
December 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
79,389 hours, 24,481 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 500
Part time
79,389 hours, 24,481 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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 LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON LOWER SKIN DENTED AT STATION XA665.000. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS. PERFORMED BALANCE O LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON. FOUND MOMENT WITHIN TOLERANCE LIMITS MOMENT 3329.9 IAW DC8 SRM 57-8-1 FIGURE 4 PAGE 9, DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 57-8-1 FIGURE 4 PAGE 9 ITEMS "E" AND "L", DC8 SRM 51-1-9, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND DC8 SRM 51-4-3 PAGES 1-3.

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