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 SKIN PANEL HAS A NON STANDARD REPAIR FROM STATION XE79.531 TO STATION XE89.718. REMOVED EXISTING SKIN PANEL WITH NON STANDARD REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN PANEL AND FINGER DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN PANEL INTERNAL SURFACE. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL FROM STATION XAR0.00 TO STATION XE132.000. PERFORMED BALANCE, FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE, MOMENT 1454.8 INCH POUNDS. IAW DC8 SRM 51-4-4 PAGES 1-4, DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEETS 1 AND 2, ITEMS "E" AND "F", DC8 SRM 57-1-0 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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