Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
November 10, 2006
Submitted
December 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
79,389 hours, 24,481 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
79,389 hours, 24,481 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 FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 857.000 LONGERON 3 RIGHT. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING. FABRICATED FITTING. HEAT TREATED FROM AL 7075-T6 51 TO AL7075-T6. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACKS OR CORROSION FOUND. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1-13-17, DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02TO 07, DC8 SRM 51-1-23, DC8 SRM 51-3-1 AND DOUGLAS DRAWING NUMBER 3645860.

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