Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 11, 2006
Submitted
July 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
78,898 hours, 31,422 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
78,898 hours, 31,422 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 FOUND MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT FITTING CRACKED 1INCH FROM STATION 1100.000 TO STATION 1110.000 AT LONGERON 16 RIGHT. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. FABRICATED NEW FITTING IAW ATI REPAIR SPECIFICATION NUMBER 2003-05, DOUGLAS DRAWING 5755936. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13, AND 17. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, AND NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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