Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 27, 2014
Submitted
January 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53612
Aircraft time
42,343 hours, 20,289 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
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

FWD CARGO, LONGERON 30 LT SPLICE PIECE CRACKED AT STATION 228 AFT RT HAND SIDE. INSTALLED FABRICATED SPLICE IAW AARD 55-00-05-1 DRAWING 5911408.

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