Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 4, 2006
Submitted
August 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
96,561 hours, 25,131 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, FOUND LONGERON 19 RT FITTING CRACKED AT STATION STA 822.500. REMOVED CRACKED END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D. FABRICATED NEW END FITTING (AL PLATE 7075-T651) IAW ATI REPAIR SPECIFICATION NR 2003-05, MFG DRAWING NR 4751640. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.

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