Service difficulty report · Cowling · Doug DC871

Difficulty date
April 18, 2002
Submitted
April 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
81,552 hours, 33,958 cycles
Part
Cowling
Condition
Damaged
Location
#1 Engine
Part time
81,552 hours, 33,958 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PREFLIGHT IN TER, MINOR EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO #1 ENGINE OUTBOARD COWLING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN APPROVED DER ENGINEERING DIRECTIVE EDQ11-1. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTICED AND THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE WAS NORMAL. REPLACED THE COWLINGS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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