Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
August 30, 2020
Submitted
September 10, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N612AX
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48290
Aircraft time
75,654 hours, 13,496 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
AUB7304504
Condition
Departed
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

2020-08-30 UPON LANDING DURING MX WALK-AROUND NR 2 ENGINE RIGHT CORE COWL WAS NOTICED TO HAVE FAILED DURING FLIGHT, PI-REP ENG 2 CORE COWL DAMAGED AND PIECES MISSING. CONCLUSIVE FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED, TWO POSSIBILITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN SUCH FAILURE ARE: 1-FIT AND FAIR RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE AIR LOAD UNDER THE COWLING DURING FLIGHT. 2-FAILURE OF FORWARD CORE COWL HINGE/HARDWARE. ULTIMATELY THE FORWARD CORE COWL HINGE BRACKET FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY EITHER OF CONDITIONS 1 AND/OR 2 ABOVE, AND WILL BE IDENTIFIED FURTHER BELOW. FLEET ACTION WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: 1-PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF ALL CORE COWLS FOR FIT AND FARE, AND PERFORM INSPECTIONS OF CORE COWL HINGES, BUSHINGS, HARDWARE AND ATTACHMENT FOR CONDITION, SECURITY, WEAR. 2-PERFORM AT NEXT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE A DETAILED INSPECTION OF HINGE, HINGE BUSHING, HARDWARE, AND ATTACHING STRUCTURE INTERNAL/EXTERNAL INCLUSIVE OF FIT AND FAIR OF ALL ENGINE CORE COWLS. INSPECTION INTERVAL: CURRENT TASK INTERVAL FOR INSPECTION OF CORE COWL HINGES IS ACCOMPLISHED AT LOWEST LEVEL C-CHECK ON CARDS 101C-124, 224, 324. ADD THE FOLLOWING VERBIAGE TO THE DETAIL INSPECTION TASK REQUIREMENTS "INTERNAL/EXTERNAL" AND "STRUCTURE".

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