Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
December 12, 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
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
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

MLG SUPPORT FITTING (TRAPEZOIDAL) RT HAS 2 CRACKS 0.750" AFTER STOP HOLE OF 0.562" AT STA 863.25 AND 4" CRACK AT STA 870.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DOUGLAS DWG 5750127, SRM 53-1-0 PG 1. REMOVED SUPPORT FITTING (TRAPEZOIDAL) AND 2 FITTINGS IAW SRM 53-1-0, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-20D. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT FITTING AND 2 FITTINGS AND BUSHINGS IAW DOUGLAS DWG 5750127, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE). REFER TO JC 8-32-20-007 FOR MLG RETRACTION.

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