Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 3, 2007
Submitted
March 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
89,079 hours, 36,944 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 300
Part time
89,079 hours, 36,944 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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 RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAS ELONGATED HOLES AT LEADING EDGE STATION XFS 285.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACKS OR CORROSION FOUND AFTER DAMAGE REMOVED. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PASTS AS NEEDED. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-3-1, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-3-0 DC8 NDT PART 06-10-01-001, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED 4443 DATED 01-24-07 AND COMPLETED FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 07031 DATED 01-26-07.

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