Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 2, 2008
Submitted
October 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49352
Aircraft time
69,155 hours, 30,709 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
S27779223
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

CRACK FOUND ON LONGERON 4 LEFT BETWEEN STATIONS 170 AND 228. CRACK LENGTH WAS 60 INCHES. ACCOMPLISHED SPLICE REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 53 02 00.

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