Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 9, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Aircraft time
85,823 hours, 34,028 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
47731561N
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
85,823 hours, 34,028 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 LONGERON ATTACH FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 1690 LONGERON 23 RIGHT. REMOVED DAMAGED FITTING, FABRICATED NEW FITTING. LOCATED, DRILLED, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED NEW LONGERON ATTACH FITTING IAW DC8 MM 20-16-0, DC8 SRM 51-3-1, 51-1-8, MDC 93K-393 NDT SPM, DPS 4-999, AND DPS 7-05-3.

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