Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 7, 2004
Submitted
April 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LT FUSELAGE LONGERON 24 FITTING FRAME CRACK DAMAGE AT STA 879.000. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED FITTING. FABRICATED SHIMS, DOUBLER AND SPLICES. HEAT TREATED SHIMS AND DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND SHIMS, DOUBLER AND SPLICES. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES INSTALLED SPLICES, DOUBLER, SHIM AND NEW FITTING PER DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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