Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 28, 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

FROM N/R 235627- N/R 236921 REF LT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER AFT LOWER CORNER CRACKED 3/4", STA 12. WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTION OF THIS COMPLETED ITEM, QC REP NOTED 1 IN PROCESS INSPECTION NDT C/W 2 HI-LOCKS NOT TORQUED OR WITNESSED BY Q.C + 3 HI LOCK PULLED ON DOUBLER, LOWER AFT CORNER. ORDER REMOVE REPAIR + RE-C/W. REMOVED PREVIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR (REF: NR 236921) IAW SRM 51-1-21 SRM 51-3-0 PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 AF 09181 DATED 04-29-09 EVA DB53-00256 DEV IR DATED 4-21-09 SMN DWG ED - 4933 DATED 4-13-09 FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL2024 T3 0.050') + REPAIR TRIPLER (AL2024 T3 0.063") + FILLER (AL2024 T3 0.100") IAW SEMAN DWG ED- 4933 CLEANED, TREATED & PRIMED AREA + REPIR PARTS IAW. SRM 51-1-8B INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SEMAN DWG ED-4933, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0 SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1

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