SDR DHLA201000051

Service difficulty report · Longeron Fitting · Doug DC873

Difficulty date: March 4, 2010
Submitted: June 17, 2010
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N802DH
Make and model: Doug DC873
Aircraft serial: 46076
Aircraft time: 90,489 hours, 33,441 cycles
Engine: Ge CFM562C
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron Fitting
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 100
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

LWR FUSELAGE L-34L END FITTING CRACKED 3" STA 780.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0, PG 1. REMOVED CRACKED END FITTING IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW END FITTING WITH SAME FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-111 (PRC) SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE) MX REQUIREMENTS.- METHOD: IAW SRM 53-0-1 TR3 53-206 DATED 12-23-09. (TORQUE WRENCH: SNAP ON, MODEL: TEGFUA, SN 18617)

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