Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
May 26, 2022
Submitted
July 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N444ZW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7788
Aircraft time
38,791 hours, 37,500 cycles
Engine
Ge CF34*
Part
Bracket
Part number
22850020805AND16
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Cracked
Location
#1 Engine Nose C
Part time
38,791 hours, 37,500 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

L/H #1 ENGINE BRACKET P/N:228-50020-805 CRACKED AT 7 O'CLOCK POSITION AND BRACKET P/N: 228-50020-161 CRACKED AT 11-12 O'CLOCK POSITON ON NOSE INLET ATTACH RING. L/H #1 ENGINE NOSE COWL ATTACH RING FLANGE HAS 2 EA ELONGATED HOLES AT 7 O'CLOCK POSITION AND BETWEEN 11 TO 12 O'CLOCK POSITION. ******AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE****** REMOVED L/H #1 ENGINE BRACKET P/N: 228-50020-805 (7 O'CLOCK) POSITION AND BRACKET P/N: 228-50020-161 (11-12 O'CLOCK) POSITION. UPON REMOVAL OF L/H #1 ENGINE NOSE COWL ATTACH RING BRACKETS FOUND 2 EACH DAMAGED HOLES UNDER EACH REMOVED BRACKET. MEASURED HOLE DAMAGE AT EACH LOCATION: 11-12 O'CLOCK (P1) DIMENSION IS 0.245"(L) X 0.125"(W); 7 O'CLOCK (P2) DIMENSION IS 0.308"(L) X 0.286"(W). OPENED HOLE AT (P1) TO 0.2500" DIAMETER AND (P2) TO 0.3080" DIAMETER. HFEC INSPECTION PERFORMED AT AND AROUND BOTH HOLE LOCATIONS WITH NO INDICATIONS FOUND IAW CRJ200 NDT MANUAL PART 1 51-20-06 REV 43. MANUFACTURED (P1) FREEZE PLUG P/N: 601R-71-61-4348-1 (.2509 DIA) AND FREEZE PLUG P/N: 601R-71-61-4348-2 (.3089 DIA) OUT OF 7075-T6 BAR QQ-A-225/9. INSTALLED FREEZE PLUGS AT (P1) AND (P2) HOLE LOCATIONS. DRILLED .128" HOLE THROUGH FREEZE PLUG AT (P1) AND (P2) HOLE LOCATION MAINTAINING 0.050" WALL THICKNESS IN FREEZE PLUG. RESTORED SURFACE FINISH TO (P1) AND (P2) HOLE LOCATIONS.