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
Rt 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

RT WING EXTENDED LE OB VANE HAS SEVERAL ELONGATED HOLES AND INTERIM REPAIR AT STA XOLDO 67. REMOVED FASTENERS. REMOVED THE EXISTING INTERIM REPAIR IAW EO DHL 030558, ED-3351. CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AN INTERNAL DOUBLER AND A FILLER IAW EO DHL 030558, ED-3351. CLEANED TREATED & PRIMED THE REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE INTERNAL DOUBLER & FILLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PAGE 9. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER, INTERNAL DOUBLER, FILLER ON RT WING EXTENDED L/E OTBD VANE, STA XOLDO 67.000, USING NEW FASTENERS.

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