Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 10, 2007
Submitted
December 11, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604BX
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
87,931 hours, 29,662 cycles
Part
Vane
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 600
Part time
87,931 hours, 29,662 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

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT WING EXTERNAL VANE WITH ELONGATED HOLES AT STATION XOLDO 67.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TP PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, AND REPAIR PART. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11, 51-3-1, FORM FAA 8110-3 NUMBER 07532 DATED 11-08-07 SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED-4648 DATED 11-07-07, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-3-0, 51-1-20D, DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07, FORM SEMAN 242-4, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-8B.

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