Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 24, 2009
Submitted
August 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
88,673 hours, 36,977 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bulkhead
Part time
88,673 hours, 36,977 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 INSP IAW AD2007-21-18 AND SB DC8-53A081 FOUND RT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TEE FITTING CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 53-2-5.

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