- Difficulty date
- November 13, 2003
- Submitted
- November 22, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 46076
- Aircraft time
- 81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
- Part
- Splice
- Part number
- 3750257U1
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 81,763 hours, 30,243 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
AFT CARGO COMPT SPLICE FITTING 3.000 CRACK (STA1040.000-1060.000, L-31R) MAJOR REPAIR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1. REMOVED CRACK SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 1.