Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
December 16, 2005
Submitted
January 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46130
Aircraft time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
71,621 hours, 17,096 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 INSP, RT AFT HEAT EXCHANGER LT LWR CORNER CRACKED .5 INCH APPROX. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW NR 05580 DATE 12-21-05, DWG NR ED 4114 DATE 12-17-05, EO 20051435 DATE 12-21-05. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION IAW DWG ED-4114. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW NDT IAW NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (ALCLAD 2024 T3 0.050”) + REPAIR TRIPLER (ALCLAD 2024 T3 0.063) + FILLER (ALCLAD 2024 T3 0.100) IAW DWG NR ED 4114. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + REPAIR PARTS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DWG ED 4114, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D AND SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE)

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