Service difficulty report · Flange · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 17, 2010
Submitted
May 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604BX
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
90,739 hours, 30,862 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Flange
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
90,739 hours, 30,862 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 FOUND CTR WING AUX TANK RT SIDE NR 516 ACCESS DOOR FLANGE WITH CRACKED AROUND STATION XCW 23000, STRINGER 57 AND STRINGER 58. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING ANGLES AND WEB TO GAIN ACCESS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSP. NO DISCREPANCY FOUND. FABRICATED EXTERNAL, INTERNAL DOUBLERS, FILLER, ANGLES, WEBS. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW FORM 8110-3 DATED 05/05/10, DWG ED-5123 DATED 04/22/10, NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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