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
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 500
Part time
98,143 hours, 31,809 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 DENTS LEFT WING OUTBOARD AILERON LEADING EDGE SKIN BETWEEN STATION 680.000 AND XA 674.000. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND DOUBLERS. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS FROM STATION XA 674.000 TO XW 698.000. PERFORMED BALANCE TO OTBD AILERON FOUND WITHIN ALLOWABLE TOLERANCE LIMITS. MOMENT: 3341.7 IN LBS IAW DC8 SRM 57-8-1 FIGURE 4, DC8 57-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 57-8-1 FIGURE 4 ITEM "H", DC8 SRM 51-1-8B,DC8 SRM 51-1-11, DC8 SRM 51-4-3.

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