Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 24, 2005
Submitted
March 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
80,855 hours, 29,583 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
80,855 hours, 29,583 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

NR 1 ENG LT T/R EXTERIOR STIFFENER CRACKED 0.500 STA YN 210.000, 12 O'CLOCK POSITION (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS FROM REPAIR AREA IAW CFM 56 MM 70-43-33 SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW EO AST050221. PERFORMED NDT INSP OF AREA IAW NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED STIFFENER (AMS40412024AV4G1-T351) NEW ANGLE (301 1/4H 0.080) AND REPAIR DOUBLER (301 1/4H 0.080) IAW EO AST 050221. NDT INSPECTED STIFFENER IAW NDT SPM PART 08-00-02-07. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND ANODIZER REPAIR PARTS IAW CFM 56 MM 70-61-31. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW EO AST 050221 SRM 51-1-20D PG 9. TORQUED IAW SRM 51-3-1. PERFORMED CHECK OUT IAW DC8-70 MM 78-00 PAR 3B PG 202, GOOD.

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