Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 4, 2003
Submitted
March 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
77,866 hours, 28,485 cycles
Part
Vane
Part number
576998592
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
77,866 hours, 28,485 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 L/E INBD. VANE SHOWS HOLES ELONGATED , XS247.000 PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EO DHL 030104 , ED-3208. REMOVED FASTNERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG. 1 TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SKIN SEGEMENT IAW EA DHL 030104, ED-3208 FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER. A FILLER 7075T6 AL 0/063 AND INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW EO DHL 030104 , ED-3208. CLEANED , TREATED AND PRIMED INTERIOR SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM51-1-15 PG. 1 INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLERS IN RT WING L/E VANE WITH NEW FASTNERS IAW EO DHL 030104 , ED-3208, SRM51-1-21 PG 1.

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