Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 11, 2004
Submitted
October 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
94,312 hours, 30,453 cycles
Part
Vane
Condition
Damaged
Location
Xoldo
Part time
94,312 hours, 30,453 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEADING WING EXTENDED LEADING EDGE OUTBOARD VANE FORWARD OUTER PLATING INTERIM REPAIR AROUND STATION XOLDO 67.000. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED INTERIM REPAIR, REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION AND FABRICATED PLATING SEGMENT, REPAIR DOUBLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. REPAIRED PARTS INTERNAL PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIRED PARTS WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW DWG SEMAN EO 3785, SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, 51-3-0, DWG SEMON EO NR 3785, SRM 51-1-21A.

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