Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 29, 2006
Submitted
June 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
87,294 hours, 23,582 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
L/E Slot Vane
Part time
87,294 hours, 23,582 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

RIGHT OUTBOARD VANE SLOT L/E HAS AN INTERIM REPAIR AT STA XOLDO 67.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001 (NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND). FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.071") INTRNAL DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.050") AND FILLER (AL7075T6 0.063") IAW DWG AST060504. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, INTERNAL DOUBLER, FILLER AND INNER FACE OF EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DWG AST060504, SRM 51-1-121, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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