Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 29, 2007
Submitted
December 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53075
Aircraft time
51,776 hours, 26,945 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
591143289
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

LONGERON 2 LEFT CRACKED AT STA 1418. REMOVED CRACKED SECTION OF LONGERON, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SECTION ON LONGERON AND SPLICE IAW MD80 SRM 53-02 FIGURE 18.

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