Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 19, 2007
Submitted
March 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
89,079 hours, 36,944 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
T/E Flap
Part time
89,079 hours, 36,944 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 A NON STANDARD REPAIR ON THE LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP FROM STATION XF169.000 TO STATION XF174.000. REMOVED EXISTING SKIN PANEL WITH NON STANDARD REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN PANEL AND BONDED DOUBLER. BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN PANEL INTERNAL SURFACE. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 57-7-1 FIGURE 4 TR NUMBER 57-94 DATED 10-01-02, DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 57-7-1 FIGURE 4 ITEMS "P" AND "Q", DC8 SRM 51-1-9, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B AND DC8 SRM 51-1-11.

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