Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 13, 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
Attach Fitting
Part number
5646955504
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

MAIN CARGO COMPT FRAME FITTING CRACKED 4.500 AT STA 960.000 BETWEEN L-18L AND L-22L. PERFORMED MAJOR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, ATM PO201390, DWG 5646955. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED NEW FITTING IAW DWG 5646955. PERFORMED LIQUID PENETRANT INSPECTION TO NEW FITTING IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02/06. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED NEW FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED FITTING WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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