Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
February 2, 2007
Submitted
February 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
86,868 hours, 31,939 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Aileron
Part time
86,868 hours, 31,939 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 NR 4 AILERON HINGE FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 LT AIL HINGE SUPPORT FITTING IAW MM 20-16-0 PG 201-207. REFER TO NR 069055 FOR LT INBD AIL REMOVAL/REINSTALLATION AND NR 071624 FOR OPS CK.

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