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 OB SLOT VANE OUTER PLATING SHOWS ELONGATED HOLES AT STA. XOLDI.6.224. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030552, ED-3292. REMOVED FASTENERS. TRIMMED OUT THE ELONGATED HOLES SKIN AREA IAW EODHL-030552, ED-3292. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.071), AN INTERNAL DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.050) AND A FILLER (7075-T6 0.063) IAW EODHL-030552, ED3292. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR EXTERNAL DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE, INTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG.9. INSTALLED FILLER AND BOTH DOUBLERS ON RT. OTBD. SLOT VANE OUTER PLATING, STA. XOKDI.6.224, WITH NEW FASTENERS.

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