Service difficulty report · Longeron Clip · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 21, 2013
Submitted
March 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49426
Aircraft time
70,498 hours, 38,033 cycles
Part
Longeron Clip
Condition
Damaged
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

LEFT LONGERON 4 END CLIP AT STATION 148 HAS ELONGATED HOLES WHERE CLIP ATTACHES TO LONGERON. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON 4 LEFT END CLIP AT STATION 148 PER AARD 51-00-05-1 AND BOEING DRAWING 5911405.

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