Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
January 22, 2008
Submitted
February 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46129
Aircraft time
83,204 hours, 22,524 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
83,204 hours, 22,524 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 CORROSION AND DENTS ON LEFT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN AT STATION XE 28.800 TO STATION XE 127.900. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOUBLERS. BONDED PART AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. PERFORMED BALANCE LEFT ELEVATOR FOUND AT THE MOMENT WITH IN TOLERANCE MOMENT=1509.5 INCH POUND. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1 AND 2, DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18, DC8 SRM 55-2-0 PAGE 12, DC8 SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1AND 2 PAGE 2AND3 ITEM "E" AND "F", DRAWING DOUGLAS 5654970, DC8 SRM 51-1-9A TR NUMBER 51-141 DATED 04-03-06, 51-1-9 TR NUMBER 51-142 DATED 04-05-06, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-4-4 PAGE 1- 4 AND RT 51-116, 51-4-4 PAGE 2 OF 3, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-21.

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