What was found
DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND AFT FUSELAGE SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 1766.000 LONGERON 17 RIGHT. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-3-0, 51-3-1.
- 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
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 4772397
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 87,931 hours, 29,662 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.