SDR MWEA010783

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
May 21, 2001
Submitted
June 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301ME
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47190
Aircraft time
723,831 hours, 60,669 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
59148657
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center Wing
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.

What was found

CENTER WING FORWARD SPAR LOWER ATTACH FITTINGS TO PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB AND FUSELAGE SKIN IS CRACKED IN RADIUS. FUSELAGE STATION 606 ABOVE LONGERON 24 LEFT. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING, LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED NEW FITTING.

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