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
Misrepaired
Location
Rudder
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 IMPROPER REPAIR ON RUDDER RIGHT SIDE OUTER SKIN FROM STATION ZR 293.938, TO ZV 315.000 AND ZV 330.250. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND NEW FASTENER AT STATION ZR 271.000 TO ZR 335.260. PERFORMED RUDDER BALANCE FOUND WITHIN LIMITS (MOMENT= 2484.8 IN-LBS) IAW DC8 SRM 55-6-1 FIGURE 1, DC8 SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1 AND SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-1-9 TR NUMBER 51-142 AND SRM 51-1-9A TR NUMBER 51-141, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, AND DC8 SRM 51-4-6 PAGES 1 AND 3.

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