Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 23, 2004
Submitted
October 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
81,349 hours, 31,015 cycles
Part
Torque Link
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
81,349 hours, 31,015 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
M
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

PERFORM NDT OF RT MLG UPPER TORQUE LINK AND ATTACH BOLT. PERFORMED MAGNETIC PARTICLES METHOD NDT OF RT MLG UPPER TORQUE LINK AND ATTACH BOLT IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 07-00-01/08. REFER TO NR 1481 FOR DISCREPANCY FOUND CRACK IN RT TORQUE LINK ATTACH BOLT THREAD, ENCLOSED SMN-FORM 242-5.

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