What was found
DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSP FOUND NR 1 ALT TANK NR 6 FUEL PROBE FITTING SUPPORT CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING. CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED AREA. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1.
- Difficulty date
- June 6, 2011
- Submitted
- July 27, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N830BX
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45973
- Aircraft time
- 84,766 hours, 34,409 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Support Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuel Probe
- Part time
- 84,766 hours, 34,409 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.