What was found
DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT, CRACKED ON FITTING BETWEEN STATION 759.000, LEFT BOTTOM LINE 24". REPLACED CRACKED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1, AND EO NUMBER 53-DC8-2235.
- Difficulty date
- February 23, 2007
- Submitted
- April 18, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N71CX
- Make and model
- Doug DC862F
- Aircraft serial
- 45961
- Aircraft time
- 70,003 hours, 17,984 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 37739062
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 70,003 hours, 17,984 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.