Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 3, 2011
Submitted
October 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53626
Aircraft time
34,544 hours, 16,533 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 LEFT IS CRACKED AFT OF FRAME STATION 1418. PERFORMED LONGERON SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-02-00 FIGURE 18.

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