Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 22, 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
Elongated
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 CTR L/E VANE SLOT HOLES ELONGATED AT XOLDI 6.224. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. TRIMMED OUT THE ELONGATED HOLES SKIN AREA. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED A REPAIR EXTERNAL DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.071), A FILLER (7075-T6 AL0.063) AND INTERNAL DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.050). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR EXTERNAL DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE, FILLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLER AND REPAIR EXTERNAL DOUBLER ON LT WING CTR L/E VANE SLOT WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030544, ED-3301 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 AND SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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