Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
December 29, 2005
Submitted
February 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46130
Aircraft time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 980 L17-18r
Part time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING C CHECK, MAIN CARGO COMPT FRAME FITTING 3 CRACK, STA 980.000 L-17R TO L-18R. PERFORMED REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 7. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. REMOVED FRAME FITTING SEGMENT (CRACKED) IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 7.. FAB`D SPLICE ANGLE, FILLER 5T6 0.160) IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 7 (SHEET 1-2). PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT TO SPLICE ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13, 17. PERFORMED NON DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION REPORT IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 7, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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