Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 13, 2011
Submitted
July 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53613
Aircraft time
35,357 hours, 16,440 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

AFT ACCS LONGERON 2 LEFT CRACKED AFT OF STATION 1418. INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE PER SRM 53-02 FIGURE 18 SHEET 2 AND EA MD53-017911 REVISION B DATED 7/13/2011.

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