Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 14, 2012
Submitted
September 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49684
Aircraft time
67,751 hours, 35,443 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

TWO EACH CRACKS AT LONGERON 3 LEFT, INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SIDE, STATION 160. INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-02-00 FIGURE 18.

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