Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 21, 2007
Submitted
May 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
86,484 hours, 35,828 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
S2769796
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
Part time
86,484 hours, 35,828 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 LEFT WING INBOARD SLOT VANE FITTING WITH CORROSION AT STATION XILD 0.7095. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED CORRODED FITTING. FABRICATED NEW FITTING. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND FITTING. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 57-3-1 FIGURE 8 PAGE 15, DC8 SRM 51-1-8, PAGES 17-18, DC8 SRM 57-2-0, PAGE 16, DC8 SRM 57-1-0, PAGE 1, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 57-3-1, FIGURE 8 PAGE 15 ITEM D, DC8 SRM 51-2-0 PAGE 75 FIGURE 50, AND SHEET 73, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-11.

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