Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
January 9, 2010
Submitted
February 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
87,785 hours, 22,127 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Aileron
Part time
87,785 hours, 22,127 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 INSP FOUND LT INBD AILERON LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT STA XA 502.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED CRACKED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. PERFORMED LT INBD AILERON BALANCE. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS MOMENT: 3325.0 IN-POUNDS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DWG 5705334, SRM 57-1-0, SRM 51-1-21 SRM 51-1-8B, DWG 5705334, DPS 4.710 REV "L", SRM 57-8-1 FIGURE1 ITEM "C", AND SRM 51-4-1 PAGES 1-3.

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