Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 4, 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
4760268U
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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 ROUTINE C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT WING INBOARD FLAP OUTBOARD SUPPORT HINGE UPPER TRAILING EDGE ATTACH FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED FASTENERS AND DAMAGED BRACKET. RECEIVED NEW BRACKET, LOCATED, DRILLED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED NEW STEEL BRACKET IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0, 57-1-24, AND 51-1-8.

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