Service difficulty report · Mount · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
January 6, 2011
Submitted
January 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47775
Aircraft time
73,440 hours, 70,600 cycles
Part
Mount
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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

NR1 ENGINE PYLON APRON LOWER FRAME JUST AFT OF FWD MOUNT CRACKED. REMOVED FASTENERS AND SEVERAL PARTS TO GAIN ACCESS. CUT-OUT SECTION OF FRAME THAT WAS CRACKED. NDT TO VERIFY THAT DAMAGED WAS REMOVED. FABRICATED FORMER AND SPLICES IAW SRM 51-70-5. INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-70-5. REQUIRED INSP COMPLETED.

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