Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
April 22, 2004
Submitted
May 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
79,338 hours, 29,421 cycles
Part
Vane
Condition
Elongated
Location
Lt Wing Le Flap
Part time
79,338 hours, 29,421 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 IB. VANE SLOR HOLES ELONGATED STA XS 247.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW ED EDV43-9, DWG V43-R09. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1, SRM 51-3-0 PG.1, SRM 51-1-20D PG.21. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW ED ECV43-9, DWG V43-R09. PERFORMED NDT INSP. IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 6-10-01.001. FABRICATED FILLER (7075-T6AL 0.063) AND DOUBLER (7075-T6AL 0.071) IAW ED EDV43-9, DWG V43-R09. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND INNER FACE OF FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG.9. INSTALLED FILLER, DOUBLER AND NEW FASTENERS IAW ED EDV43-9, DWG V43-R09, SRM 51-1-21 PG.1, SRM 51-1-20D PG.9, SRM 51-3-0 PG.1.

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