- Difficulty date
- November 24, 2003
- Submitted
- December 18, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 46076
- Aircraft time
- 81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 47518202
- 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
UPPER CARGO COMPT AFT FITTING CRACK 1.000, STA 822.500 RBL 20. REMOVED CRACK FITTING FROM UPPER CARGO COMPT STA 822.500 RBL 20 IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. FABRICATED NEW FITTING IAW ATM 201844 AND DWG 4751820. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW NDT SPM PART 08-00-02/07. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.