Service difficulty report · Cowling · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 25, 2006
Submitted
June 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583MD
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49659
Aircraft time
43,372 hours, 32,379 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
29,991 hours, 30,044 cycles
Part
Cowling
Part number
5930645501
Part serial
49759
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine Nose
Part time
13,079 hours, 8,067 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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A LOSE OF MATERIAL IN THE LT ENGINE NOISE SUPPRESSOR WAS DETECTED. AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND DAMAGE WAS OUT OF LIMITS, THEREFORE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND THE LT ENGINE NOSE COWLING WAS REPLACED IAW MM 71-10-01, TESTED CORRECT.

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