Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 14, 2008
Submitted
March 31, 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
Scratched
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

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 LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN SHOWS SCRATCHES AT STATION XE 273.000 TO STATION XE 283.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, FINGER DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. BALANCED AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS, MOMENT: 1473.4 INCH-POUND. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1 AND 2 ITEM "E" AND "F", DC8 SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-1-9 T/R 51-142, DC8 SRM 51-1-9A T/R 51-141, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND DC8 SRM 51-4-4 PAGE 1-3.

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