Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 15, 2007
Submitted
December 18, 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
Lt Wing Te Flap
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 LEFT WING CENTER LEADING EDGE OUTBOARD VANE WITH ELONGATED HOLES AT STATION XOLDO 67.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION NOTED. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER. INTERNAL DOUBLER CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 07532 DATED 11-08-07, SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED-4654 DATED 11-05-07, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-3-0, DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07, FORM SEMAN 242-4, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-11, 51-1-20D, AND 51-3-1.

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