Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 17, 2013
Submitted
October 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49455
Aircraft time
80,684 hours, 37,631 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
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

CORROSION FOUND ON LONGERON 30 FROM STATIONS 486 TO 488. CUT OUT CORROSION & INSTALLED SPLICE IAW RM 53-02-00 FIGURE 18 SHEET 1.

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