Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
February 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45911
Part
Fitting
Part number
56410072
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 781.5
Part time
68,112 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, A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON FUSELAGE FRAME FITTING AT FUSELAGE STATION 781.5 RIGHT INBOARD AREA. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A MILLED ANGLE PLATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS FAX MESSAGE ACTION NR 365160/365206, FILE NR98-04-03-012, ROD SKETCH NR 98-03-18-016 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 53-DC8-837.

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