Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
November 17, 2006
Submitted
December 29, 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
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
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 THE RUDDER SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 2R 219.000 LEFT SIDE. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS. BONDED NEW SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW SKIN. CHECKED RUDDER BALANCE, FOUND MOMENT WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS, MOMENT: 2669.12 IN POUND IAW DC8 SRM 55-6-1 FIGURE 1 PAGE 2, DC8 SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-9, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, AND DC8 SRM 51-4-6 PAGES 1-4.

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