Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 20, 2005
Submitted
January 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
86,085 hours, 35,775 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
36410041N
Condition
Corroded
Location
Sta 870
Part time
86,085 hours, 35,775 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE C-CHECK FOUND LONGERON ATTACH FITTING AT STATION 870 LONGERON 24 LEFT CORRODED. ORIGINAL THICKNESS .125 REMOVED .025 MATERIAL, FITTING OUT OF LIMITS. DURING CORROSION REMOVAL FOUND LONGERON 24 LEFT CRACKED AT STATIION 870. REMOVED FASTENERS, DAMAGED FITTING, AND CRACKED LONGERON SECTION. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, RECEIVED NEW FITTING, DRILLED, CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DAC DRAWING 3641004, DC8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-20D, 51-1-24, 51-1-8 MD NDT SPM 06-10-01.001.

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