Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
June 3, 2007
Submitted
June 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
83,934 hours, 31,028 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
56449722
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Tank
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 4 ALT TANK INTERIOR FITTING CRACKED 1" STA XW 408.000 S-58 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW JC EC-00363-001, DOUGLAS DWG NR 5644972. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FITTING P/N 5644972-2SP IAW SRM 51-1-23, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE). REFER TO JC EC-00363-001 FOR FITTING FABRICATION (WO 1028).

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