Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 19, 2006
Submitted
June 21, 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
Zone 100
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 LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT FITTING CRACKED BETWEEN STATION 1160.000 AND STATION 1170.000 LONGERON 35 RIGHT. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. FABRICATED NEW FITTING IAW ATI REPAIR SPECIFICATION NUMBER 2003-05 AND DOUGLAS DRAWING 4706211. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT FROM 7075T6 51 TO 7075T6 IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13, 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 FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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