Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 13, 2008
Submitted
February 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
89,073 hours, 24,366 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
89,073 hours, 24,366 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 BETWEEN STA XRS 74.000 AND S-51 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW SRM 57-1-0 PG 1 SRM 51-1-20D. CLEANED APPLIED POLYURETHANE TOP YELLOW COATING TO AREA IAW SRM 51-1-12 PG 7. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-12 SRM 51-3-0 SRM 51-1-23 (PLI-WASHER) SRM 51-1-20D SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE) REFER TO NR 107160 FOR LEAK CHECK.

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