Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 15, 2003
Submitted
August 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pressure Blkhd
Part time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
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

RT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TEE FITTING CRACKED 2.500 APPROX BETWEEN L-7 AND L-8R STA 1766.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-5 FIG 9, SRM 51-1-1. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE (7075-T6 0.125) IAW SRM 53-2-5 FIG 9. HEAT TREATED REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 11-13. PERFORMED LIQUID PENETRANT INSPECTION TO REPAIR ANGLE IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02106. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 53-2-5 FIG 9 SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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