Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 11, 2001
Submitted
September 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45813
Aircraft time
84,173 hours, 34,855 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
R/H Wing
Part time
84,173 hours, 34,855 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON THE RIGHT WING AILERON MECHANISM AREA LOWER SUPPORT HINGE FITTING "L" ANGLE. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED ANGLE, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF NEW REPAIR ANGLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL, DRAWING 5705518 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 57-DC8-3043.

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