Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 8, 2009
Submitted
May 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
87,000 hours, 33,217 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left
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

LT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER AFT LWR CORNER CRACKED 3/7 INCH STA-12.000 L-27L TO 28L. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NR 09181 DATED 04-29-09 EVD DB53-00256 REV IR DATED 04-21-09 SEMAN DWG NR ED-4933 DATED 04-13-09. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 SRM 51-3-0. CUT OUT DAMAGE SECTION IAW SERMAN DWG NR ED-4933. PERFORMED NDT INAP IAW NDT SRM PART 06-10-01-001 NEITHER CRACK MINOR CORROSION FOUND ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-2. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL2024 T3 0.050") PLUS REPAIR TRIPLER (AL2024T3 0.063) PLUS FILLER (AL2024 T3 0.100") IAW SEMAN DWG ED-4933 CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SEMAN DWG ED-4933, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-20D REFER TO NR 238627 FRO REWORK.

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