Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 25, 2005
Submitted
May 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46080
Aircraft time
69,301 hours, 26,662 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
37502571
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 B-PIT BETWEEN STA 480-460 L31L SPLICE FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED SPLICE FITTING, FABRICATED REPLACEMENT FITTING IAW DWG 3750257, AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.

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