Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 14, 2007
Submitted
December 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
85,401 hours, 32,570 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Nacelle
Part time
85,401 hours, 32,570 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 4 ENG NACELLE INLET COWL LT EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKED 1" STA YN 132.000 AT 9 O'CLOCK POS. (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 10-16-07, EVA B271-00015 REV IR DATED 10-12-07. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-21A, CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW ASTAR DWG ESD87100013-001-D REV IR DATED 10-16-07. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NO CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND AT CUT OUT AREA. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-2. FABRICATED FILLER (AL2024"0" 0.080") AND DOUBLER (AL2024"0" 0.090") IAW ASTAR DWG NR ES-D87100013-001-D. HEAT TREATED FILLER AND DOUBLER FROM 2024"0" TO 2024T62 IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 1-13-17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW ASTAR DWG ES-D87100013-001-D, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-21A.

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