Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
October 28, 2008
Submitted
December 23, 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
Cracked
Location
Rudder
Part time
72,846 hours, 18,649 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 EMPENNAGE RUDDER RIGHT SKIN CRACKED AT STATION ZR 253.00. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PART. PERFORMED BALANCE. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS WITH A MOMENT: 2532.0 IN-POUND. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 55-6-1 FIGURE 1 ITEM "A", DC8 SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-1-9 TR 51-142, SRM 51-1-9A TR 51-141, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, DC8 SRM 51-4-6 PAGES 1-5,

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