Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
December 13, 2006
Submitted
January 3, 2007
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
Zone 600
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 RIGHT WING FITTING CRACKED AT STATION XW408.000, STRINGER 58. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING. FABRICATED NEW FITTING. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT FROM AL7075-T651 TO AL 7075-T6. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACKS OR CORROSION FOUND. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW FITTING. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PAGES 1, 13, 17, DC8 NDT SRM PART 08-00-02 TO 07, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-3-1 AND DOUGLAS DRAWING 5644973.

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