Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45898
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 980
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.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C2 WW PRESS PNL AREA, STA 980 AND XCW 64L FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING, FITTING PN NR 4647365-1, FABBED ON NR 50004 LOCATED AND DRILLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND 51-1-17. ALODINED AND PRIMED FITTING MATING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8.

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