Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 15, 2010
Submitted
May 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604BX
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
90,739 hours, 30,862 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rudder
Part time
90,739 hours, 30,862 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 RUDDER LEFT SIDE SKIN CORRODED AT STATION ZR 140.000. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM CHAPTER 55-6-1 FIGURE 1, SRM 55-2-0, DC8 SRM 51-1-8, DC8 SRM 55-2-0, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 55-6-1 FIGURE 1 ITEM "A", DPS 4.710 REV "L", DC8 SRM 51-1-9 TR 51-142, SRM 51-1-9A TR 51-141, DPS 1.950 REV "AR" R-1, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND SRM 51-1-11.

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