Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 27, 2009
Submitted
May 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
99,555 hours, 26,286 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
99,555 hours, 26,286 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION EXTERIOR PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER AFT LOWER CORNER CRACKED AT STATION 12.000 LONGERON 27 RIGHT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK AND NO CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, AND REPAIR TRIPLER, FILLER. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 04-30-09, DRAWING ED-4926 REV "IR" DATED 04-03-09, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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