Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 30, 2010
Submitted
October 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
88,544 hours, 32,286 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Frame
Condition
Worn
Location
Thrust Reverser
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 2 ENG LT THRUST REVERSER STRUCTURE FWD FRAME HAS EXISTING WEAR DAMAGE AT STA YN 203.000 (BETWEEN 6 AND 9 O'CLOCK POS) PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NR 10486 DATED 09-29-10, EVA-D878-00372 REV IR DATED 09-16-10. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW FRAME SEGMENT (AL6061T6 0.071") IAW ASTAR DWG ES D87800372-001-D DATED 09-16-10. PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSP AROUND REWORKED AREA IAW NDT SPM PART 9. NO CRACK FOUND. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-2. NDT INSPECTED AREA + FRAME SEGMENT IAW NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NO CRACK FOUND. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-2. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + REPAIR PART IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FRAME SEGMENT IAW DWG ES D87800372-001-D, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.

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