Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 25, 2008
Submitted
December 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49738
Aircraft time
56,272 hours, 29,153 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

LONGERON 4 LEFT CRACKED AT STATION 160 AND STATION 200. REMOVED LONGERON FROM END CAP AT STATION 148 TO PRODUCTION SPLICE AT STATION 234. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON.

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