- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2008
- Submitted
- September 22, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N389FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD1010F
- Aircraft serial
- 46623
- Aircraft time
- 73,025 hours, 30,064 cycles
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- AYB70131
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- 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
CENTER WHEEL WELL LONGERON 52 IS CORRODED AT FS 1481. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON. FABRICATED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON, LOCATED, & DRILLED IAW DWG AYB 7013. FABRICATED LONGERON SPLICES. LOCATED & DRILLED IAW SRM 53-00-01. ALODINED & PRIMED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON & SPLICES IAW SRM 51-21-01. APPLIED TOP COAT OF PAINT IAW SRM 51-21-01. PART MARKED IAW GMM 7-0-1001. INSTALLED LONGERON & SPLICES IAW SRM 53-00-01 & SRM 51-33-01.