Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 1, 2008
Submitted
March 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45813
Aircraft time
92,877 hours, 38,753 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
92,877 hours, 38,753 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 LT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN SHOWS DENTS AND CORROSION AT SEVERAL POINTS BETWEEN STATION XE 50.000 AND STA XE 132.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED SKIN, FINGER DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. BALANCED AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS WITH A MOMENT OF 1473.4 INCH-POUND. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-11, SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1-2 ITEM "E" AND "F", SRM 51-1-8 PAGE 17-18, DC8 SRM 55-2-0 PAGE 12, SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-9, T/R NUMBER 51-142, SRM 51-1-9A, T/R 51-141, SRM 51-1-8B, AND SRM 51-4-4 PAGE 1-3.

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