- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2005
- Submitted
- January 3, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 46123
- Aircraft time
- 82,180 hours, 30,262 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 3779659U501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 902-909
- Part time
- 82,180 hours, 30,262 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
MAIN CARGO COMPT INTERIOR SPLICE FITTING CRACKED 2 INCHES STA 902.000 - STA 909.000 L-6R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1. REMOVED CRACKED SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D (HI-LOK) AND NEW PLI WASHER IAW SRM 51-1-23 PG 1. TORQUED IAW SRM 51-3-1 PG 2A (HI-LOKS).