Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 12, 2012
Submitted
December 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N44503
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49797
Aircraft time
66,962 hours, 34,997 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 AT LONGERON 2 LEFT, STATION 160, ON OUTBOARD SIDE. INSTALLED NEW SECTION AND SPLICE AT LONGERON 2 LEFT FROM STATIONS 148 TO 175 PER SRM 53-02-00 FIGURE 18.

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