Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
February 6, 2004
Submitted
February 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N363FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
48263
Aircraft time
61,342 hours, 21,157 cycles
Part
Vane
Part number
NRC6068509
Part serial
AQ0044
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 500
Part time
3,277 hours, 1,672 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK FORT WORTH POLICE DEPT. REPORTED AN A/C PART HAD COME OFF A FEDEX A/C. LOWERED FLAPS AND FOUND LEFT O/B FLAP VANE HAD APPROX 5 FOOT MISSING. HONEYCOMB HAD BROKEN OFF INBOARD END. A/C NOT SAFE FOR FLIGHT. VANE IS IN WORK. INSTALLED LT OUTBOARD FLAP VANE IAW MM 27-50-03-2, AND FLAP VANE OPS CHECKS NORMAL. AS PRECAUTIONARY CHECKED LT OUTBOARD FLAP FOR DAMAGE, NONE FOUND, AND FLAP VANE SPRING FOR SECURITY AND DAMAGE, NONE FOUND. ALSO CHECKED VANE TRACKS AND ROLLERS FOR SECURITY AND OPERATION, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OKAY FOR SERVICE.

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