SDR IXXA060079S

Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date: October 9, 2004
Submitted: January 23, 2006
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N825BX
Make and model: Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial: 45978
Aircraft time: 85,823 hours, 34,028 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Attach Fitting
Part number: 26641324501N
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Part time: 85,823 hours, 34,028 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, FOUND AFT FUSELAGE LONGERON ATTACH FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 1690 LONGERON 28 LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE DAMAGED FITTING. FABRICATED NEW FITTING, LOCATED, DRILLED, TREATED, PRIMED, INSTALLED NEW LONGERON ATTACH FITTING AND FASTENERS AT STATION 1690 LONGERON 28 LEFT IAW DC8 MM 20-16-0, DC8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-3-1, AND 51-1-8.

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