Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 8, 2004
Submitted
June 7, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46108
Aircraft time
78,370 hours, 26,464 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
3750545501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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:C-2, AFT PIT LOWER BILGE BETWEEN STA 1040-1080 L35L HAS CORROSION INSIDE CHANNEL. REMOVED CORROSION FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. REMOVED LONGERON SPLICE CLIP AND INTERCOSTAL STA 1040-1060. LONGERON SPLICE FOUND TO BE CRACKED, REC'D LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW SPLICE. ALODINED AND PRIMED. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE FITTING AND REINSTALLED INTERCOSTAL AND CLIP STA 1040-1060 IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0 AND 51-1-20D.

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