What was found
DURING REPLACEMENT OF LT MLG TRUNNION FITTING, INSPECTION FOUND LT SPAR CAP FITTING CRACKED. THE SPAR CAP FITTING WAS REPLACED IAW DOUGLAS INSTALLATION GUIDE, THE AIRCRAFT SRM, AND MM. (X)
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N821BX
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45811
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 5615058501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing Spar Cap
- Part time
- 72,412 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.