Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 8, 2005
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
Fitting
Part number
57550583
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 34 LEFT AT STATION 690 TO 778 CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION, TREATED AND PRIMED. DURING CORROSION REMOVAL FOUND FITTING CRACKED AT LONGERON 34 LEFT STATION 765 TO 778. FABRICATED NEW FITTING, LOCATED, DRILLED, TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 53-20-0, 51-1-8, 53-2-0 AND, 51-1-20.

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