Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
March 25, 2011
Submitted
May 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
90,599 hours, 22,628 cycles
Part
Support Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
90,599 hours, 22,628 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, FOUND RT MLG WHEEL WELL TRAPEZOIDAL SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED AT STA 902.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED WING FUSELAGE FILLETS AND ATTACH PARTS TO GAIN ACCESS TO OTD SPLICE FITTING. PERFORMED STOP HOLE AT CRACKS END. PERFORMED NDT INSP. NO DISCREPANCY FOUND. REMOVED OTBD SPLICE FITTING AND BOLTS FROM AREA. PREPARED NEW OTBD SPLICE FITTING. FABRICATED TEMPLATE SHIM. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED OTBD SPLICE FITTING AND SHIM. REMOVED INBD SPLICE FITTING AND BOLTS FROM AREA. PREPARED NEW INBD SPLICE FITTING . FABRICATED FILLERS. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW S/B 53-061, REV 5, DWG 5616481, SB 53-061 REV 5, SRM 51-3-0, NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, SB 53-061 REV 5, AND SRM 51-1-8B.

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