Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 11, 2006
Submitted
June 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
78,898 hours, 31,422 cycles
Part
Splice
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 AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE INTERIOR SPLICE FITTING CRACKED FROM STATION 1040.000 TO STATION 1060.000 LONGERON 31 RIGHT. REPLACED BILGE INTERIOR SPLICE FITTING FROM STATION 1040.000 TO STATION 1060.000 LONGERON 31 LEFT IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.

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