Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 6, 2006
Submitted
April 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
83,564 hours, 31,809 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 12
Part time
83,564 hours, 31,809 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

RT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER AFT LWR CORNER MODIFICATION DOUBLER (ACS) CRACK 0.75", STA -12.000 L-27R. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 04-03-06, DWG A807-53-110 REV IR DATED 03/21/06. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL2024T3 0.063") AND FILLER (AL2024T3 0.100") IAW DWG NR AB07-53-110. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DWG AB07-53-110, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.

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