Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 14, 2007
Submitted
November 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53453
Aircraft time
42,705 hours, 21,774 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
591143289
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1418 L2r
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 ACCESSORY COMPT LONGERON 2R CRACKED AT AFT SIDE OF FRAME STA 1418. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON, LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED REPAIR EXTRUSION AND REPAIR SPLICE IAW MD80 SRM 53-02 FIG 18.

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