Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 19, 2008
Submitted
November 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
88,878 hours, 38,040 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Zone 600
Part time
88,878 hours, 38,040 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
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 RIGHT INBOARD AILERON UPPER SKIN HAS IMPROPER REPAIR AT STATION XA 542.000 - 603.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, BONDED DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PART. PERFORMED WEIGHT AND BALANCE. FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE MOMENT= 3320 INCH-POUNDS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 57-8-1 FIGURE 1 ITEM "B" AND "K", DRAWING 5705334, SRM 51-1-9 TR 51-142, SRM 51-1-9A TR 51-141, SRM 51-1-8B, AND SRM 51-4-1 PAGES 1-3.

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