Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 16, 2010
Submitted
October 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
98,880 hours, 32,802 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Aileron
Part time
98,880 hours, 32,802 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 OTBD AILERON LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT STA 761.695. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED CRACKED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND DOUBLERS BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. PERFORMED LT OTBD AILERON BALANCE. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS MOMENT 3329.9 IN-LBS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 57-8-1 FIG 4, ITEM "E", "L", DPS 4.710 REV "L", SRM 51-1-9 TR 51-142, SRM 51-1-9A TR 51-141, DPS 1.950 REV "AR" R-1, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-21, AND SRM 51-4-3, PAGES 1-3.

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