Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
February 3, 2007
Submitted
February 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
86,868 hours, 31,939 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Nacelle
Part time
86,868 hours, 31,939 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 NR 3 ENGINE NACELLE INLET COWL SHOWS CRACK 0.500" ON SKIN STA YN 138.000 AT 3 O'CLOCK POS (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 01-30-07, DWG NR AC62-54-105 REV IR DATED 01-19-07. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW DWG NR AC62-54-105. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND AFTER CUT OUT. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-2. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER 9AL2024T3 0.080") AND FILLER (AL2024T3 0.071") IAW DWG NR AC62-54-105. HEAT TREATED DOUBLER AND FILLER FROM 2024T3 TO 2024T4 IAW SR 51-1-1 PG 1-13-17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR DOUBLER (INNER FACE) AND FILLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED

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