Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
June 3, 2004
Submitted
June 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
75,918 hours, 30,152 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
75,918 hours, 30,152 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

DURING A ROUTINE A-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND ALT. CARGO COMPT FITTING CRACKED AT STA 1260.000. REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED BY PERFORMING MAJOR REPAIRS IAW SRM 53-1-0 PAGE, PAIR SPECIFICATION NR 2003-05M DWG NR 3350223, REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1, TRIMMED FOR CRACKED FITTING REMOVAL IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10, REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 21, CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B, FABRICATED STANDARD LONGERON SPLICE, (TR NR 53-193 MARCH 15/04) DWG SR08530009, FABRICATED FITTING, IAW SRM REPAIR SPECIFICATION PART 08-00-02102, SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10M CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED STANDARD LONGERON SPLICES & FITTING WITH FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 9.

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