Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
March 30, 2011
Submitted
May 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
90,599 hours, 22,628 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Canning
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
90,599 hours, 22,628 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 LT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN OIL CANNING AT STATION 246.000, XH285.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND FINGER DOUBLERS. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. PERFORMED LT ELEVATOR BALANCE FOUND WITHIN LIMITS MOMENT 1443.36 IN-LBS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM CHAP 55-4-1, FIG 1 SHEET 1-2 ITEMS "E" & "F", DPS 4.710 REV "L", SRM 51-1-21, SRM 55-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 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, AND SRM 51-4-4, TR 51-116, PAGES 1-3.

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