Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 20, 2005
Submitted
October 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
12.000 L27r
Part time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
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

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, NOSE SECTION. RT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER AFT LWR CORNER HAS STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION CRACKED .7500 ON DOUBLER STA 12.000 L-27R. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW MM 53-30-09, EO SEMAN NR 20051205 DATED 09-21-05. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION IAW SRM 53-30-09 PG 207. PERFORMED NDT INSP OF REWORKED AREA IAW NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NEITHER CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.100) + FILLER (AL7075T6 0.100) IAW MM. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA + REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW MM 53-30-09 PG 201-202, 208-209, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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