Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 29, 2003
Submitted
May 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
78,807 hours, 30,335 cycles
Part
Vane
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
78,807 hours, 30,335 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
P
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 L/E INBOARD VANE SLOT PLATING HOLES ELONGATED AT STA XILD 0.7095 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EO DHL-030412, ED3258. TRIMMED OUT ELONGATED HOLES SKIN AREA IAW EO DHL-030412, ED3258. FABRICATED DOUBLER (7075-T6 0.071) AND INTERNAL DOUBLER (7075-T6 0.050) AND FILLER (7075-T6 0.063) IAW EO DHL-030412, ED3258. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED INNER SIDE OF FILLER, DOUBLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED (PRC) SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-15 PG 1. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLERS IAW EO DHL-030412, ED3258, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-15 PG 1.

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