- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2011
- Submitted
- February 28, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N782NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48107
- Aircraft time
- 70,709 hours, 65,469 cycles
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 579
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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
C-1 PIT STATION 579 RT TIE DOWN TRACK ATTACH FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED TIE DOWN TRACK ATTACH FITTING IAW SRM 51-30-5. RECEIVED NEW FITTING PN 5956034-557. LOCATED, DRILLED AND DEBURRED FITTING IAW SRM 51-10-4. TREATED 2 HOLES IAW DC9 SRM 51-10-3 AND INSTALLED FITTING IAW SRM 51-10-5. REQUIRED INSPECTION COMPLETED.