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Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
1 report on file, 2007-06-30.
Part: SKIN — MISREPAIRED (ZONE 300) · airframe 98,143 hrs · 31,809 cycles
DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT ELEVATOR HAS A NON STANDARD REPAIR AT UPPER SKIN AT STATION XE 187.000. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND DOUBLER. BONDED PARTS AS NEEDED WITH HYSOL. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PART. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND NEW FASTENERS FROM STATION XE 132.000 TO STATION XE 246.000. PERFORMED BALANCE TO LEFT ELEVATOR FOUND WITHIN ALLOWABLE TOLERANCE LIMITS MOMENT 1450.87 IN LBS IAW DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 55-4-1 FIGURE 1 SHEETS 1 AND 2 ITEM "E" AND "F", DC8 SRM 51-1-9, T/R 51-141 AND SRM 51-142 DATED 04-03-06 AND 04-05-06, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, DC8 SRM 51-4-4 PAGES 1 AND 2.