Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
November 12, 2010
Submitted
November 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47710
Aircraft time
79,541 hours, 80,395 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 389 L17r
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

DURING M-CHECK FOUND MAIN CABIN STA 389, LONGERON 17 RT IS CRACKED AT FRAME IAW 5310-01313-01, STEP 4 PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT. REMOVED SPLICE AT BS 399, RT L-17 IAW SRM 51-30-2 & 51-30-05. CUT OUT SECTION RT LONGERON 17 RS 379-399 IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18. FABRICATED SPLICE FROM MAT PN 00-210-31972 PO 0299WO032. FABRIATED LONGERON FROM MAT PN 2777922-3 PO 1021994 INSTALLED SECTION LONGERON & SPLICES IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18. REQUIRED INSP COMPLETED.

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