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 717 L19l
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 LEFT CUSP EXTRUSION UPPER SURFACE AFT FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 717.750 LONGERON 19 LEFT. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING. FABRICATED FITTING. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION FOUND. CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED FITTING AND AREA. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DACO DPS 4.707, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, ATI REPAIR SPECIFICATION NUMBER 2003-05, AND DOUGLAS DRAWING 3779978.

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