Service difficulty report · Nut Plate · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
April 9, 2004
Submitted
April 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46602
Aircraft time
68,664 hours, 27,552 cycles
Part
Nut Plate
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON LANDING ROLLOUT NR 3 WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. DID NOT GET ANY LIGHTS FOR INDICATION OF REVERSE PRESS OR UNLOCK. BY DIRECTION OF MAINT TRIED TO CYCLE REVERSER ON TAXI IN, NO JOY. MEL 09APR04. RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 78-01-01-A CATEGORY: A EXPIRATION: 03JAN07 MEL 78-01-01-A: ENGINE NR 3 THRUST REVERSER INOP. TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE PENALTY MAY APPLY. DO NOT REACTIVATE ENGINE NR 3 THRUST REVERSER WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FROM POWERPLANT ENGINEERING (REF AD CHECK NR 3 T/R TRANSCOWL DO NOT OPERATE TAG NUT PLATES. FOUND NUT PLATES BAD ON INBOARD AND OUTBOARD TRANSLATING COWL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUT PLATES IN REF TO DC-10 SRM 51-31-01 VOL 2.

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