Service difficulty report · Attach 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
Attach Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

LT HORIZ STAB FAIRING SUPPORT AFT FITTING CRACKED STA 1870.000. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-3-0 PAGE 1. FABRICATED NEW FITTING IAW DWG NR 3702408. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13, 17. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-3-0 PAGE 1. TORQUED IAW DC-8 RM 51-3-0 PAGE 1, DC-8 SRM 51-3-1 PAGE 2A.

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