Service difficulty report · Fastener · 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
Fastener
Condition
Wrong Part
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

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 LEFT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN PANEL HAS IMPROPER FASTENERS FROM STATION XE306.062 TO STATION XE273.875. REMOVED EXISTING SKIN PANEL WITH IMPROPER FASTENERS. FABRICATED NEW SKIN PANEL AND FINGER DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN PANEL INNER SURFACE. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL FROM STATION XE246.000 TO STATION XH285.000. 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 55-1-0 PG 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-1-9 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-8B.

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