Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 30, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 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
Misrepaired
Location
Zone 300
Part time
98,143 hours, 31,809 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
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 IMPROPER REPAIR ON LEFT ELEVATOR ON LOWER SKIN AT STATION XE 39.188. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND FINGER DOUBLERS. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND NEW FASTENERS FROM STATION XAR 0 TO STATION XE 132.000. PERFORMED BALANCE TO LEFT ELEVATOR AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE TOLERANCE LIMITS. MOMENT 1450.87 IN LBS IAW DC8 SRM 51-4-4 PAGES 1-2. DC8 SRM 55-1-0 FIGURE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEETS 1AND2 ITEM "E" AND "F", DOUGLAS DRAWING NUMBER 5654970-5, DC8 SRM 51-1-9, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B,

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