Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 31, 2007
Submitted
February 28, 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 LEFT ELEVATOR.-LOWER SKIN HAS A NON STANDARD REPAIR FROM STATION XE55.062 TO STATION XE65.156. REMOVED SKIN WITH EXISTING NON STANDARD REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND REPAIR PARTS. BONDED REPAIR PARTS WITH HYSOL AS NEEDED. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, NEW SKIN AND REPAIR PARTS AS NEEDED. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW SKIN FROM STATION XAR0.00 TO XE132.000. BALANCED LEFT ELEVATOR. MOMENT 1454.8 INCH POUNDS, FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE IAW DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1 AND 2, DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1 AND 2. ITEM "E" AND "F", DC8 SRM 51-1-9, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND DC8 SRM 51-4-4 PAGES

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