What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND INNER FRONT SPAR SPLICE FITTING (PN: 5615090) CRACKED. REMOVED FITTING, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FITTING BY MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION IAW FAA APPROVED TIMCO DER REO-04751.
- Difficulty date
- April 28, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N870TV
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46086
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 5615090
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Front Spar
- 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.