Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
December 19, 2005
Submitted
December 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46710
Aircraft time
82,219 hours, 31,802 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1978
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

LOWER FUSELAGE AFT CARGO STA 1978 LONG 49 RT FOUND 1EA CRACK LONG ABOUT 1" ON UPPER FLANGE OF LONGERON. TRIMMED OUT CRACKED PORTION OF LONGERON INSTALLED 2EA FILLERS AND 1EA ANGLE WITH HI LOCKS AND 2EA BOLTS IAW SRM 53-00-01 FIG 9 SHT 7 VOL 1, BOLTS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-38-01 PAGE 2A AND PAGE 4.

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