Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
February 23, 2007
Submitted
April 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
70,003 hours, 17,984 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Elevator
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 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ELEVATOR UPPER PANEL CORRODED, BETWEEN STATION XE 65.158 AND XE 132.000. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED NEW SKIN. BALANCE ELEVATOR FOUND WITHIN OF TOLERANCE LIMITS, MOMENT:1521.12N-LBS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17AND18, DC8 SRM 55-2-0 PAGE 12,DC8 SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1AND 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, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-21.

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