Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
December 4, 2003
Submitted
December 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Aileron
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

NR 6 LEFT AILERON HINGE FITTING CRACK. REMOVED NR 6 LEFT AILERON HINGE FITTING IAW MM 20-16-0 PG 208. REFER TO JC 8-27-11-026 FOR NEW NR 6 LEFT AILERON HINGE FITTING INSTALLATION.

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