- Difficulty date
- November 24, 2004
- Submitted
- February 1, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N873SJ
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46091
- Aircraft time
- 85,619 hours, 22,871 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 3754025
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuslage
- Part time
- 85,619 hours, 22,871 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 FITTING CRACKED 1.500 STA 1160.000 L-26R TO L-27R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, DWG 3754025. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. FABRICATED NEW FITTING (7075T651) IAW DWG 3754025. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02/07. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.