Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 5, 2010
Submitted
February 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76200
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53290
Aircraft time
56,380 hours, 23,353 cycles
Part
Longeron
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

LONGERON 2 RIGHT CRACKED AT TERMINATION POINT JUST AFT OF FRAME 1418. REMOVED CRACKED SECTION OF LONGERON AND INSTALLED SPLICE PER AARD 53-30-00-2.

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