Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 30, 2014
Submitted
June 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49676
Aircraft time
72,917 hours, 38,364 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
2912727
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

AFT ACCY, LT HAND SIDE LONGERON 2 CRACKED AT AFT END AFT OF 1418 FRAME. REPLACED SECTION OF LONGERON & INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE IAW SRM 53-20-00 FIGURE 18.

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