Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 18, 2008
Submitted
May 29, 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
Worn
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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 LEFT INBOARD FLAP UPPER SKIN WORN AT STATION XW 104.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 57-7-1 FIGURE 1 ITEM "D", DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-11.

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