Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 2, 2006
Submitted
February 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
83,105 hours, 30,019 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Part time
83,105 hours, 30,019 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

NR 2 MAIN TANK FWD FITTING CRACKED 2 INCHES XRS 74.000 S-51 MAJOR REPAIR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 57-1-0 PG 1. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D. CLEANED, TREATED AND APPLIED COATING IAW SRM 51-1-12 PG 7-12. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-12. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-1-23, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 REFER TO JC 8-28-11-024 FOR LEAK CHECK.

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