Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 3, 2010
Submitted
December 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
102,975 hours, 33,577 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
102,975 hours, 33,577 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 INSP FOUND LT MLG WHEEL WELL FRAME FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 920.000, LONGERON 24 LT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED FITTING. FABRICATED NEW FITTING, SPLICES, FILLERS, AND DOUBLERS. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM CHAPTER 53-2-0 FIG 8, SHEET 2, 4-6, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 53-2-0, SRM 51-3-0, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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