From: Larry Visoski <->
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 4:08 PM
To: Je vacation
Cc: Rich Kahn
Subject: G550 dent repair
Jeffrey
Charl=s Thomas, Gulfstream service team manager informed that Gulfstream will rep=ir the dent at no cost to Plan D as
we expected.
process by=tapping the bulge dent from inside the fuselage.
H=re is Gulfstream's exact process;
Larry, we were able to coldwork the dent wi=h no issues or any restrictions. I will take care of the cost associa=ed with
this dent repair.
Larry,=nbsp;
=span style="background•color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We carefully shape=the material back to the original contour.
There are several methods t=at can be used, but for yours we lightly tapped the metal on the bulged sid= while backing
it up with a harder piece of metal. Once this is done w= NOT (Non Destructive Testing) and submitted to engineering for
review= Engineering determined that it was good with no restrictions. T=is is all documented in the workorder under
squawk 8.26.
Respectfully,
Char=es Thomas
Serv=ce Team Manager
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp
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