Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 25, 2012
Submitted
August 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49680
Aircraft time
69,084 hours, 35,961 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 4 LEFT IS CRACKED AT STATION 218 IN THE RADIUS IN THE OUTBOARD LEG. INSTALLED LONGERON AND SPLICE AT LONGERON 4 STATION 218 PER SRM 53-02-00 FIGURE 18.

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