Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 7, 2008
Submitted
March 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45813
Aircraft time
92,877 hours, 38,753 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
92,877 hours, 38,753 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 MAIN CARGO FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 960.000 LONGERON19 LEFT. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING. FABRICATED FITTING. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION FOUND. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND FITTING. INSTALLED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, 51-3-1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, ATI REPAIR SPECIFICATION NUMBER 2003-05, DRAWING DOUGLAS 3779874, NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-8B.

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