Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
March 4, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68044
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46903
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 555
Stage of operation
IN
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 2 INCH CRACK IN LONGERON 32R AT STA 555 UNDER CIRCUMFERENTIAL. THE CRACKED SECTION WAS REMOVED AND A NEW SECTION OF LONGERON WAS SPLICED IN IAW SRM 53-10-00.

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