Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 19, 2008
Submitted
May 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
88,878 hours, 38,040 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 960 L19r
Part time
88,878 hours, 38,040 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 RIGHT UPPER SURFACE OF CUSP EXTRUSION FT FITTING WITH CRACK AT STATION 960.000 LONGERON 19 RIGHT. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING. FABRICATED NEW FITTING. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION FOUND. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND FITTING. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-1 DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DPS 4.707, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, ATI REPAIR SPECIFICATION NUMBER 2003-05, AND DOUGLAS DRAWING 3779874.

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