Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
November 17, 2006
Submitted
December 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
79,389 hours, 24,481 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
79,389 hours, 24,481 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 LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRAILING EDGE SKIN CORRODED AT STATION XE198.0039. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED CORRODED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PART. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW SKIN FROM STATION XE149.000 TO STATION XE221.000. IAW DC8 SRM 55-3-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1-2, DC8 SRM 51-1-8, PAGES 17-18, DC8 SRM 55-2-0, PAGE 12, DC8 SRM 55-1-0, PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-21.

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