Service difficulty report · Strap · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
August 25, 2013
Submitted
August 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47758
Aircraft time
79,702 hours, 77,191 cycles
Part
Strap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

FOUR FASTENERS HAVE CRACK INDICATIONS BELOW STRINGER 3R AT BS 229. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW PRI 518144-14AD, REV O. PERFORMED BHEC AND HFEC IAW STEPS 3 AND 4 OF PRI 518144-14AD, REV O. FOUND FWD FASTENER HOLE CRACKED SPLICE STRAP WITH BHEC, OTHER 3 FASTENER HOLES NO ITEMS STEPPED UP FWD FASTENER HOLE .0156. C/W BHEC OF FWD FASTENER HOLE IAW PRI 518144-14AD, REV O, NO DEFECTS FOUND. INSTALLED FASTENER IAW STEP 7, PRI 518144-14AD, REV 3. COMPLETED PERMANENT REPAIR IAW ER/A 518144-14AD REV ORIGINAL.

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