Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 31, 2004
Submitted
August 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
80,489 hours, 29,231 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Bracket
Part number
5755360
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
80,489 hours, 29,231 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 ACCY. COMPT. BRACKET CRACKED 0.500, L-35R TO L-36, STA. 660.000. REMOVED CRACKED BRACKET IAW SRM 51-3-0 PG. 1-2. FABRICATED NEW BRACKET (ALCLAD 7075-T651) IAW EA NR 5320-036, DWG 5755360. HEAT TREATED IAW DACO DPS 7.00. PERFORMED NDT INSP. IAW NDT SPM PART 08-00-02/07. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW BRACKET IAW SRM 51-3-0 PG.1, SRM 51-3-1 PG.1.

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