Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 30, 2007
Submitted
July 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
98,143 hours, 31,809 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
98,143 hours, 31,809 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 DENTS ON LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN BETWEEN STATION XE 161.375 AND STATION XE 176.156. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND NEW FASTENERS FROM STATION XE 132.000 TO STATION XE 246.000. PERFORMED BALANCE TO LEFT ELEVATOR FOUND WITHIN ALLOWABLE TOLERANCE LIMITS MOMENT 1450.87 IN LBS IAW DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEETS1, 2, ITEM "E" AND "F", DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-1-9, T/R 51-141, SRM 51-142 DATED 04-03-06 AND 04-05-06, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, AND DC8 SRM 51-4-4 PAGES 1

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