SDR RRXA98335

Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
August 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997CF
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46154
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
8212C
Condition
Cracked
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFT T/O GEAR RETRACTION LOUD VIBRATION TYPE NOISE COMING FROM NOSE AREA. NOISE BECAME WORSE WITH SPEED. FOUND RT HEAT EXCHANGER INLET AND OUTLET HEADER ASSEMBLY'S CRACKED. UPON DISASSEMBLY FOUND EXCHANGER FOULED WITH FEATHER. CHANGED HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEADER ASSEMBLYS IAW DC-8 MM CH 21-54-1. LEAK CKS GOOD.

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