Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 17, 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
Splice
Part number
4653726501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

FWD CARGO COMPT. SPLICE FITTING CRACKED 1.000, STA.200.000 - 220.000, L-27R. (MAJOR REPAIR) CORR.: PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG.1, ATM NR P0201388, DWG. 4653726. REMOVED CRACKED SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG.21, SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. FABRICATED SPLICE FITTING IAW DWG.4653726. PERFORMED LIQUID PENETRANT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02/06. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED SPLICE FITTING WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG.9 AND SRM 51-1-21 PG.1.

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