Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 15, 2007
Submitted
December 11, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604BX
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
87,931 hours, 29,662 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
36408870
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
87,931 hours, 29,662 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 IN MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT A CRACKED FITTING BETWEEN STATION 960.000 AND STATION 980.000 RIGHT BOTTOM LINE 25". REMOVED CRACKED FITTING. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, AND DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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