Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 8, 2012
Submitted
October 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49799
Aircraft time
66,977 hours, 34,990 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

CRACK IN LONGERON 4 LEFT OUTBOARD FLANGE AT STATION 160. REMOVED DAMAGED PORTION OF LONGERON AND INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION PER AARD 51-00-05-1.

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