Service difficulty report · Cowling · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 26, 2004
Submitted
November 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49764
Aircraft time
44,239 hours, 30,861 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
42,877 hours, 25,171 cycles
Part
Cowling
Part number
5930645505
Part serial
002134
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Part time
10,952 hours, 6,439 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY FOD ON ENGINE NR 1. INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND DAMAGES WERE DETECTED OUT OF LIMITS. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DENT WAS DETECTED ON LT ENGINE NOSE COWLING TRAILING EDGE WITH 4 X 1.750 INCHES AND 0.197 AT 12 OCLOCK POSITION IAW SRM 54-04. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE LT ENGINE NOSE COWLING WAS REPLACED IAW MM 71-10-01, ALL CORRECT.

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