Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 5, 2011
Submitted
May 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275WA
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48631
Aircraft time
50,889 hours, 8,942 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Nose Cowl
Part number
AJC8311
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
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

NR 2 ENGINE NOSE COWL INLET LOWER LIP FOUND CRACKS EMANATING FROM SEVERAL FASTENERS FROM THE 4 TO 8 O'CLOCK POSITION. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION AND FOUND EXISTENCE OF CRACKS MENTIONED ABOVE IAW NDT MANUAL PART 6. REF: CARD WM-445 AND NON-ROUTINE 046. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA 3 EA PLACES. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR AS PERSRM 51-41-01.

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