Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
February 23, 2007
Submitted
April 11, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
70,003 hours, 17,984 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 300
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 HAND. ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN CORRODED AT STATION XE65.158. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLERS. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS FROM STATION XAR0.000 TO XE132.000. BALANCED ELEVATOR. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS, MOMENT:1521.12 IN-LBS. IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18, DC8 SRM 55-2-0 PAGE 12, DC8 SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1-2 ITEM "E" AND "F", DC8 SRM 51-1-9 TR NUMBER 51-142 DATED 04-05-06, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND DC8 SRM 51-4-4 PAGES 1-3.

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