Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 5, 2003
Submitted
December 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16806
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49260
Aircraft time
54,220 hours, 31,157 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

INSPECTION FOUND A 1.25 INCH CRACK IN TAIL COMPARTMENT LONGERON 2L AT STA 1418. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED AT BELTFRAME FASTENER. THE CRACKED END OF LONGERON WAS CUT OFF AND A NEW END WAS SPLICED ON IAW SRM 53-02, FIGURE 18 AND ECRA 5311-01132.

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