Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · 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 Panel
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Zone 300
Part time
89,079 hours, 36,944 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 RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL IS DELAMINATED AT STATION XE50.000. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN PANEL. FABRICATED NEW SKIN PANEL AND REPAIR PARTS. BONDED REPAIR PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN PANEL AND REPAIR PARTS AS NEEDED. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL AND REPAIR PARTS FROM STATION XAR0.00 TO STATION XE132.000. PERFORMED RIGHT ELEVATOR BALANCING FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE, MOMENT 1471.4 IN-LBS IAW DC8 SRM 51-4-4 PAGE 1-4, DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEETS 1 AND 2, ITEMS "E" AND "F".DC8 SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, 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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