Service difficulty report · Longeron · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
February 1, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Aircraft time
26,702 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
26,750 hours
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

(CAN) A SMALL CRACK INBOARD AND ADJACENT TO THE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR HOOK, YOKE. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES LONG & DIFFICULT TO SEE WITHOUT A 10 POWER MAGNIFYING GLASS. THE CRACK OCCURRED ON THE OUTBOARD APEX OF A TROUGH CREATED AT THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE YOLK MOUNT FLANGE AND APPEARS TO BE IN AN AREA OF STRETCHED METAL. THE TROUGH, IT APPEARS, WAS CREATED BY EITHER BANGING THE DOOR HOOK AGAINST THE YOLK OR IMPACT DAMAGE FROM SOME OTHER SOURCE IN THE SAME INBOARD DIRECTION. THE LONGERON WAS DENTED DOWNWARD AT THIS POINT REFERRED TO ABOVE.