Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
January 9, 2010
Submitted
February 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
87,785 hours, 22,127 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Deformed
Location
Rt Aileron
Part time
87,785 hours, 22,127 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 INSP FOUND RT OTBD AILERON LOWER SKIN L/E DEFORMED AT STA XA 724.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. PERFORMED BALANCE. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS MOMENT: 3349.4 INCH-POUNDS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM CHAPTER 57-8-1 FIGURE 4, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 57-1-0, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 57-8-1 FIGURE 1 ITEM "H", DPS 4.710 REV "L", AND SRM 51-4-3 PAGES 1-3.

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