Shipping Dent: Decide Whether It Is Cosmetic, Repairable, or a Remake
Document the damage and check whether it affects the connector, reinforcement, liner, coating, dimensions, appearance, or fit before anyone “fixes” it in the field.
Stop if I documented the dent and checked the flange and diagonals. The panel is damaged beside the reinforcement-field repair or shop remake? Watch out Do not hammer a dent out before the condition is documented or strike reinforced, coated, lined, or exposed-finish duct blindly. Check Photograph the whole piece, piece mark, damage, and nearby reinforcement. Measure whether openings, diagonals, flanges, and fitting geometry changed. Check liner, coating, seams, dampers, and internal components. Get direction on field repair, shop repair, acceptance, or remake. Steps Photograph the whole piece, piece mark, damage, and nearby reinforcement. Measure whether openings, diagonals, flanges, and fitting geometry changed. Check liner, coating, seams, dampers, and internal components. Get direction on field repair, shop repair, acceptance, or remake. Say this to your foreman I documented the dent and checked the flange and diagonals. The panel is damaged beside the reinforcement-field repair or shop remake?
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