Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 18, 2008
Submitted
November 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
88,878 hours, 38,040 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Canning
Location
Zone 300
Part time
88,878 hours, 38,040 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 RUDDER SKIN OIL CANNING AT STATION ZR 168.656. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, BONDED DOUBLER. BONDED BOTH PARTS AS NEEDED. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. PERFORMED BALANCE. FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE, MOMENT=2549.7 INCH/POUNDS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-6-1 FIGURE 1, SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1 AND 51-1-21, SRM 55-6-1 FIGURE 1 ITEM "A", SRM 51-1-9 T/R NUMBER 51-142, 51-1-9A T/R NUMBER 51-141, 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-11, 51-1-21, AND SRM 51-4-5 PAGES 1-5.

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