What was found
DURING BASIC CHECK AT EAMS, INSPECTION DISCOVERED CHAFE DAMAGE ON THE MOVABLE SHAFT TUBE, P/N 170-83123-001, WHICH IS PART OF THE FORWARD PASSENGER DOOR FORWARD ARM ASSEMBLY, P/N 170-83000-417 (REF ETD2018-170-132516, FIGURE 1). THE CHAFE DAMAGE WAS BLENDED SMOOTH AND THE BLENDED AREA MEASURED THE FOLLOWING APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: - 0.853 INCH X 0.565 INCH WITH A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 0.013 INCH. THERE ARE NO ALLOWABLE LIMITS PROVIDED IN THE SRM FOR THIS PART AND THE DAMAGE EXCEEDS NON-SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE LIMITS. EAMS REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A PERMANENT REPAIR IN THE FORM OF ETD2018-170-132516 WHICH PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO BLEND-OUT THE CHAFE DAMAGE, ACCOMPLISH A NDT HFEC INSPECTION, AND RESTORE THE ORIGINAL FINISHING TO THE MOVABLE SHAFT TUBE. COMPASS ENGINEERING HAS CLASSIFIED THIS REPAIR AS A MINOR REPAIR. WORK ORDER 2450172327