Section 7: Repair Assessment Guide
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IDS Repair Criteria
Category 1: Safety
Cease operations and repair immediately.
• Cracks or breaks across the major section of the IDS hub.
• Two or more broken or cracked spoke brackets.
• Two or more broken or missing spokes, clevis pins, shell brackets.
• Three or more bent spokes (bends in excess of 20° = broken).
Category 2: Operational
Repair before next day’s operation or eight hours flight time.
• One broken or cracked spoke bracket on IDS hub.
• One broken or missing spoke.
• One broken or missing clevis pin or shell bracket.
• Up to two bent spokes.
Category 3: Monitor
Monitor and/or repair if condition deteriorates.
• Wear on IDS hub.
• Dents, abrasions and wear on spokes.
• Clevis pin and shell bracket wear.