Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Lkheed P3A

Difficulty date
February 15, 2011
Submitted
February 15, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N917AU
Make and model
Lkheed P3A
Aircraft serial
150510
Aircraft time
15,674 hours, 11,368 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
9017212
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 571
Part time
15,674 hours, 11,368 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
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

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, A DETAILED ULTRA-SONIC INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE WING ATTACH RING FITTINGS WERE INITIATED BY AN INTERNAL SB. FATIGUE CRACKS WERE APPRECIATED IN THE RT FWD FITTING'S CHORDWISE FLANGE AT THE UPPER TENSION BOLT.