Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 1, 2009
Submitted
December 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53252
Aircraft time
58,080 hours, 24,357 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 168
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

RIGHT CUSP T-ANGLE BLENDED OUT OF LIMITS AT STATION 168 AND AT TANGS 178 TO 180. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED A TITANIUM DOUBLER.

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