Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
July 15, 2005
Submitted
July 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
84,803 hours, 31,060 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
4772397U1
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
84,803 hours, 31,060 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

FUSELAGE TAIL SECTION L-17R FITTING CRACKED 0.250 STA 1766.000-1782.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 53-1-0 PG 1. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. 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 9, SRM 561-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-23. TORQUED IAW SRM 51-3-1.

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