Service difficulty report · Wedge · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 22, 2010
Submitted
December 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53286
Aircraft time
58,428 hours, 24,419 cycles
Part
Wedge
Condition
Dented
Location
Te Flap
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

INBOARD FLAP WEDGE ON INBOARD FLAP HAS 3 DENTS. TWO DENTS REMOVED BY DRILLING AND THIRD DENT REMOVED BY CUTTING 1 INCH HOLE. DYE CHECKED AREA FOR CRACKS, NONE FOUND. PLUGGED THE DRILLED HOLES WITH RIVETS PER SRM 57-01-00, FIGURE 2 SHEET 2. REPAIRED 1 IN HOLE WITH FLUSH REPAIR PER SRM 57-01-00 FIGURE 5 SHEET 2 AND FIGURE 8 SHEET 1. USED TI-6AL-4V FOR DOUBLER PER AARD 51-60-00-05.

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