Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
February 23, 2007
Submitted
April 19, 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
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 LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN CORRODED & UNBONDED, BETWEEN STATION XE 77.000 & XE 132.000. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. BONDED SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED & PRIMED AREA & REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS.. PERFORMED BALANCE. FOUND WITHIN OF TOLERANCE LIMITS. MOMENT:1521.12 IN-LBS IAW DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1 AND 2,DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17 & 18, 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 1 & 2 ITEM E & F, DC8 SRM 51-1-9 TR NR 51-142 DATED 04-05-06, DC8 SRM 51-1

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