Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
December 29, 2005
Submitted
May 11, 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
Fuselage
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 ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, MAIN CARGO COMPT FITTING CRACKED 3, AT STA 1530.000, L-26R. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FITTING WITH HI-LOKS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC-8 SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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