SDR IXXA9670

Service difficulty report · Splice Fitting · Doug DC871

Difficulty date
April 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871
Aircraft serial
45994
Part
Splice Fitting
Part number
5757781
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1620
Part time
75,885 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.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, LONGERON 33 LEFT, SPLICE FITTING, AT STA 1694, WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS .375 INCH IN LENGTH AT THE FORWARD END OF THE FITTING. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED FROM THE SPLICE FITTING AND REINSTALLED IAW DRAWING COO-SJO-96-0139DAC AND COO-SJO-96-014DAC, WHICH IS FAA DER APPROVED. (X)

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