Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug C118A

Difficulty date
March 9, 2017
Submitted
March 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N100CE
Make and model
Doug C118A
Aircraft serial
44662
Aircraft time
34,262 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Fitting
Part number
3320980
Part serial
44662
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Part time
34,262 hours
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

CRACKED FITTING ON NR 2 NACELLE (TEMPORARY REPAIR). TO PERFORM A STOP DRILL ON A CRACKED FITTING. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER INBOARD AFT FITTING OF THE NR 2 NACELLE (P/N 3320980). THE CRACK WILL BE STOP DRILLED AND A STACK UP OF TWO 2024-T3 0.050" AND ONE 2024-T3 0.063" Z ANGLES WILL BE INSTALLED. THE CRACK FITTING WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACE WITH A NEW ONE AT THE NEXT C CHECK.

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