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
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 ELEVATOR LEFT UPPER SKIN SHOWS DENTS AND CORROSION AT DIFFERENT POINTS AT STATION XE 146.000 AND XE 270.000. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, AND 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 51-1-8 PAGES 17 AND 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 SHEETS 1 AND 2 ITEMS "E" AND "F", 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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