Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 23, 2013
Submitted
April 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49890
Aircraft time
66,285 hours, 34,528 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 2 LEFT CRACKED AT STATION 160. CUT OUT SECTION OF LONGERON FROM STATIONS 150 TO 171 AND INSTALLED SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-02, FIGURE 18.

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