Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 17, 2009
Submitted
July 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49457
Aircraft time
68,992 hours, 32,192 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
591140615
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 IN LONGERON 3L AT STATION 160. INSTALLED SPLICE REPAIR AT L3 STATION 167 AND NEW SECTION OF LONGERON FROM STATION 150-167 PER SRM 53-20-00.

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