Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
February 8, 2007
Submitted
April 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
70,003 hours, 17,984 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 500
Part time
70,003 hours, 17,984 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 LEFT WING INBOARD FLAP, UPPER SKIN BROKEN AT STATION XCW 64.000. REMOVED DAMAGED PANEL PLATING. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND PANEL PLATING INTERNAL PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW SKIN AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 57-7-1 FIGURE 1 PAGE 2, DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 57-7-1 FIGURE 1 PAGE 2 ITEM "A"AND "L" DC8 SRM 51-1-9 TR NUMBER 51-142 DATED 04-05-06, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-1-21A.

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