Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 29, 2005
Submitted
June 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
83,496 hours, 34,569 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
83,496 hours, 34,569 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAIN CARGO BAY FWD TYPE I DOOR INNER JAMB FITTING CRACKED, STA 384.000 L-11 AND L-12R. REMOVED DAMAGED TEE IAW DC-8 SRM 53-1-0, DC-89 SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 21. FABRICATED NEW TEE IAW DGW 9755815. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION TO TEE IAW NDT SPM PART 08-00-02/07. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW TEE IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11 PAGE 9. INSTALLAED NEW TEE IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 9. TORQUED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-3-1.

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