Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 21, 2007
Submitted
May 16, 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
Dented
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
86,484 hours, 35,828 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 LEFT ELEVATOR. UPPER SKIN DENT WITH CRACK AT STATION XE 156.468 AND STATION XE 161.375. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND INTERNAL REPAIR PARTS. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PART AND NEW FASTENERS. PERFORMED BALANCED FOUND WITHIN MOMENT 1443.36 IN LBS IAW DC8 SRM 55-2-1 FIGURE 8 TR NUMBER 55-1 DATED 11-03-00, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 55-2-1 FIGURE 8 TR NUMBER 55-1 SHEET 1 AND 2, DC8 SRM 51-1-9 TR NUMBER 51-142 DATED 04-05-06, DC8 SRM 51-1-9A TR NUMBER 51-141 DATED 04-03-06, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND DC8 SRM 51-4-4 PAGES 1 AND 2.

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