Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 27, 2003
Submitted
August 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Part
Vane
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
89,636 hours, 28,948 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

LT WING EXTENDED L/E INBD VANE SHOWS ELONGATED HOLES AND INTERIM REPAIR AT STA XS.247.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030563, ED-3312. REMOVED FASTENERS AND THE EXSISTING DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. TRIMMED OUT THE ELONGATED HOLES SKIN AREA. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, A FILLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE FILLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED THE REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER ON LT WING EXTENDED L/E INBD VANE, STA XS.247.000 USING NEW FASTENERS.

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