Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
October 24, 2008
Submitted
December 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
72,846 hours, 18,649 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 300
Part time
72,846 hours, 18,649 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 RIGHT ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE LOWER SKIN CORRODED AT STATION XE 74.469. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. FABRICATED NEW SKIN, FINGER DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. PERFORMED BALANCE. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. MOMENT 1526.000 IN-POUND. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEETS 1-2 ITEMS "E" AND "F", SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18, SRM 55-2-0 PAGE 12, SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-9 TR NUMBER 51-142, SRM 51-1-9A TR NUMBER 51-141, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-11, AND SRM 51-4-4 PAGES 1-4 TR NUMBER 51-116.

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