What was found
DURING CRUISE, CREW LOST TWO SMART PROBES. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED & DECISION MADE TO CONTINUE TO THEIR DESTINATION: KDAL. ON APPROACH, TOWER NOTIFIED CREW THAT IT APPEARED THAT A PANEL WAS MISSING FROM THE NOSE SECTIONT. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT KDAL. FOUND THE RAT ATTEMPTED & FAILED TO DEPLOY. STOWAGE DOOR WAS FULLY OPEN, BUT RAT EGRESS BLOCKED WHEN A FAN BLADE CONTACTED THE EDGE OF THE DOOR OPENING. PERFORMED HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION OF THE RAT BAY IAW AMM 05-41-00. FOUND DENT ON THE RAT DOOR LANDING SKIN NEAR DOOR SEAL FWD LOWER AREA. PERFORMED A PERMANENT REPAIR OF THE RAT DOOR LANDING SKIN NEAR DOOR SEAL FWD LOWER AREA IAW SRM 51-10-05, 51-10-03, 51-22-013, 51-22-04, & 51-22-05. PERFORMED RAT DOOR OPEN & CLOSING CHKS IAW AMM 24-23-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND NICKS ON 1 RAT BLADE. REPLACED THE RAT WITH A REPAIRED UNIT IAW AMM 24-23-01. REPLACED RAT UPLOCK ASSLY IAW AMM 24-23-05. RIGGING, OPS TEST, FUNCTIONAL TEST ALL CHKD GOOD. PERFORMED RAT MANUAL-RELEASE HANDLE & CABLE ASSY ADJUST IAW AMM 24-23-07. PERFORMED RAT DEPLOYMENT ACTUATOR ADJUST IAW AMM 24-23-03. PERFORMED MULTIPLE RETRACTIONS & DEPLOYMENTS WITH NO DEFECTS.