SDR IXXA060124S

Service difficulty report · Wedge · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date: June 17, 2004
Submitted: January 31, 2006
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N605AL
Make and model: Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial: 46106
Aircraft time: 93,578 hours, 23,843 cycles
System (JASC): 5751 · Ailerons
Part: Wedge
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 600
Part time: 93,578 hours, 23,843 cycles
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK FOUND RT WING OUTBOARD AILERON OUTBOARD WEDGE TRAILING EDGE GOUGED. PERFORMED HFEC, FOUND WEDGE CRACKED. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE DAMAGED. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, LOCATED, DRILLED, DEBURRED, TRIMMED, TREATED, PRIMED, INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND NEW FASTENERS AT RIGHT WING OUTBOARD AILERON OUTBOARD WEDGE TRAILING EDGE IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1.

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