Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 10, 2007
Submitted
December 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53019
Aircraft time
54,831 hours, 29,386 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
591143289
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1407-1421 S2r
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 JUST AFT OF 1418 FRAME. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON LOCATED DRILLED AND INSTALLED A REPLACEMENT SECTION AND REPAIR SPLICE IAW MD80 SRM 53-02 PG 50 AND 52.

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