Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 1, 2003
Submitted
July 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
83,849 hours, 22,246 cycles
Part
Vane
Condition
Damaged
Location
L/E Slot
Part time
83,849 hours, 22,246 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

WING VANE SLOT SHOWS HOLES ELONGATED AT XS.247.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030627, ED-3455. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW EODHL-030627, ED-3455. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 6-10-01-001. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED FILLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER AND DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER INTERNAL PART, INTERNAL DOUBLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030627, ED-3455 IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG, SRM 51-1-20D PG9 AND CONICAL WASHERS IAW SRM 51-1-26 FIG 1.

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