Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 15, 2007
Submitted
December 18, 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
3355841U501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1180
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 AFT BELLY PIT INTERNAL STRUCTURE FITTING UNDER CROSS SLIDE DOOR CRACKED AT STATION 1180.000 AROUND LONGERON-33 RIGHT. REMOVED CRACKED INTERNAL STRUCTURE FITTING. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, AND 51-3-1.

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