Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 8, 2003
Submitted
May 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
77,866 hours, 28,485 cycles
Part
Vane
Condition
Elongated
Location
Lt 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

LT WING OUTBOARD VANE SLOT UPPER SKIN HOLE ELONGATED AT XOLDO 6.224 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL 030110, ED-3221. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SKIN IAW EODHL 030110, ED-3221, FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER (7075T6 0.071) AND FILLER (7075T6 AL 0.063) IAW EODHL 030110, ED-3221. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED INNER SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-15 PG 1. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER AT LT WING OUTBOARD VANE SLOT UPPER SKIN WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL 030110, ED-3221 AND SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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