Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 31, 2006
Submitted
August 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46006
Aircraft time
73,559 hours, 28,643 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
3704841502
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

INSPECTION TYPE-C1-3 BOTH STRINGER END FITTINGS ON STRINGER 51 AT XRS 74 ARE CRACKED NR 2 MAIN TANK. REMOVED BOTH STRINGER END FITTINGS AT STR 51 XRS 74 NR 2 MAIN TANK IAW SRM 51-1-20D. LOCATED AND DRILLED UP, AND INSTALLED 2 END FITTINGS AT STR 51 AT STA XRS 74 NR 2 MAIN TANK IAW SRM 51-1-8, 51-3-2 AND SRM 51-1-20D.

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