Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 15, 2008
Submitted
April 7, 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
Bs 879 L18r
Part time
92,877 hours, 38,753 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.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND MAIN CARGO FRAME FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 879.000 LONGERON 18 RIGHT TO LONGERON-19 RIGHT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK NO CORROSION FOUND. PERFORMED STOP HOLE ON CRACK END. FABRICATED SPLICE ANGLE, FILLERS. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT TO REPAIR PARTS AS NEEDED. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 08086 DATED 02/27/08, DRAWING ED 4702 DATED 02/09/08, DC8 51-1-20D, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13, 17, ATI REPAIR SPECIFICATION 2003-05, DRAWING DOUGLAS NUMBER 3779874 AND 3779978, DRAWING ED 4702, AND NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07.

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