Service difficulty report · Wing · Doug DC871

Difficulty date
December 3, 2002
Submitted
January 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
85,887 hours, 34,332 cycles
Part
Wing
Condition
Cracked
Location
#1 Pylon
Part time
85,887 hours, 34,332 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER LANDING AT SEA THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A SLOW FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE #1 PYLON INBOARD SIDE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND CATORGIZED IT AS A SLOW SEEP. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND BOEINGS LETTER TIN-LIT-02-00024H. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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