Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 11, 2007
Submitted
December 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604BX
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
87,931 hours, 29,662 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Zone 300
Part time
87,931 hours, 29,662 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND IMPROPER REPAIR AT RUDDER RIGHT AT STATION ZR 87.000 TO STA ZR 115.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING PAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, INTERNAL, AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS PERFORMED BALANCE TO RUDDER. FOUND MOMENT WITHIN TOLERANCE MOMENT 2455 INCH/LB. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS DC8 SRM IAW 51-1-11, 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-4-6 PAGES 1-6, DC8 SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1 AND SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 55-6-1 FIGURE 1, ITEM "A", DC8 SRM 51-1-9, T/R 51-142 DATED 04-05-06 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-9A T/R 51-141 DATED 04-03-06, DC8 AND SRM 51-1-8B.

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