Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
November 21, 2005
Submitted
January 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
82,180 hours, 30,262 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
3779658U502
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

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What was found

MAIN CARGO COMPT L-10L SPLICE FITTING CRACKED 3 INCHES STA 902.000 - 909.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1. REMOVED CRACKED SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-1-21. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE FITTING WITH FASTENERS AND PLI WASHERS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-23, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 PG 2A (TORQUE).

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