- Difficulty date
- October 13, 2005
- Submitted
- November 1, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N829BX
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45994
- Aircraft time
- 89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fs 74.000
- Part time
- 89,672 hours, 36,136 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
DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, LEFT WING NR 2 MAIN TANK FITTING CRACKED, FS 74.000 S.51 (FWD INTERNAL PART). REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. CLEANED AND APPLIED POLYURETHANE TOP COATING YELLOW IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-12 PAGES 7-25. INSTALLED NEW FITTING WITH FASTENERS (HI-LOKS) AND TORQUED NUTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-3-1.