Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 29, 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
3641592N
Condition
Corroded
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 ACCESSORY COMPT FITTING ATTACHING FLOORBEAM TO CUSP EXTRUSION AT STA 25.000 L-21R CORRODED. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, 21, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. REMOVED CORROSION FROM FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. REMOVED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FITTING WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1.

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