Service difficulty report · Flap Track · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 18, 2004
Submitted
February 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
93,578 hours, 23,843 cycles
Part
Flap Track
Condition
Gouged
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 RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD FLAP LEADING EDGE INBOARD HINGE AT FLAP STATION XRS-230.000 ICE DOOR INBOARD TRACK GOUGED. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE DAMAGED TRACK. FABRICATED NEW TRACK, LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, DEBURRED, TREATED, PRIMED, INSTALLED NEW TRACK AND FASTENERS AT RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD FLAP LEADING EDGE INBOARD HINGE AT FLAP STATION XRS-230.000 ICE DOOR INBOARD TRACK IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-8, 51-1-8B, 51-3-0, 51-1-4 AND 57-2-0.

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