Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 17, 2005
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
91,189 hours, 29,520 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
3750545502
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
91,189 hours, 29,520 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 CRACKED 2.000 BETWEEN STA 1060.000 AND STA 1040.000, L-35R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1. REMOVED CRACKED SPLICE FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 10-13, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. TORQUED IAW SRM 51-3-1 PG 2A.

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