Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 31, 2007
Submitted
March 9, 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
Zone 300
Part time
89,079 hours, 36,944 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT ELEVATOR LOWER PANEL HAS A NON STANDARD REPAIR FROM STATION XE55.062 TO STATION XE65.156. REMOVED SKIN PANEL WITH EXISTING NON STANDARD REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN PANEL AND REPAIR PARTS. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN PANEL INNER SURFACE. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL AND REPAIR PARTS. PERFORMED RIGHT ELEVATOR BALANCING. FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE, MOMENT 1471.4 IN-LBS IAW DC8 SRM 51-4-4 PAGE 1-4, DC8 SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEETS 1-2 ITEM "E” AND "F", DC8 SRM 51-1-9, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-21.

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