Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 26, 2007
Submitted
February 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
89,073 hours, 24,366 cycles
Part
Nose Cowl
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 3 Nacelle
Part time
89,073 hours, 24,366 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 3 ENG NOSE COWL WORN BETWEEN STA YN 147.534 AND 156.534 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 71-5-2 FIG 2 SHEET 1, 2. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND SPLICE IAW SRM 71-5-2 FIG 2 SHEET 1, 2, SRM 51-1-4. HEAT TREATED SPLICE FROM 17-7PH-ST TO 17-7 PH-TH1050 IAW SRM 51-1-6. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 71-5-2 FIG 2 SHEET 1, 2, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-21A.

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