Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 21, 2007
Submitted
May 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
86,484 hours, 35,828 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
86,484 hours, 35,828 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 CRACKED ON UPPER PART EXTERNAL COATING AT STATION XW 104.00. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 57-7-1 PAGE 2 FIGURE 1, DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-21,DC8 SRM 57-7-1 PAGE 2 FIGURE 1 ITEM "D’, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, AND DC8 SRM 51-3-0, DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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