Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 25, 2006
Submitted
November 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
82,854 hours, 30,419 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg Ww
Part time
82,854 hours, 30,419 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

LT MLG W/W FRAME FITTING 4" CRACK STA 879.375 L-24L (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 8. REMOVED CRACKED FRAME FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D. FABRICATED (4EA) SPLICES AND (4EA) SHIMS FROM 7075T7351 PLATE AND DOUBLER FROM 7075T651 0.125", (2EA) SHIMS FROM 7075T651 0.071" IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 8 SHEET 1-3-6. HEAT TREATED DOUBLER AND SHIM FROM 7075T651 TO 7075T6 IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 8 SHEET 6, SRM 51-1-1 PG 1-13-17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. CUT OUT NEW FRAME FITTING FOR INSTALLATION IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 8 SHEET 1. INSTALLED NEW FRAME FITTING AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 8 SHEET 1-3-6, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.

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