Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 18, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49654
Aircraft time
77,911 hours, 41,724 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. PULLED RIVET HEAD WITH FUSELAGE SKIN BULGING OBSERVED AT FS 1320 & LONGERON 30. MAINTENANCE FOUND SKIN CORROSION TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-04-01. FOUND LONGERON CORROSION TO BE BEYOND LIMITS. REPAIRED STRINGER BETWEEN STA 1316 AND AFT BULKHEAD SRM 53-02-00-001.

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