Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 24, 2000
Submitted
January 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45968
Aircraft time
73,303 hours, 24,727 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Bay
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C1, FWD PIT STA 350 FITTING BETWEEN LONG 35L & 36L IS CRACKED. REMOVED Z-FITTING, FABBED SPLICES IAW SRM 53-2-0, ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8, INSTALLED IAW 51-1-21.

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