Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
November 18, 2010
Submitted
November 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47710
Aircraft time
79,845 hours, 80,395 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING M-CHECK, FOUND MAIN PASSENGER CABIN STA 160 LONG 4L IS CRACKED REMOVED L4L END CLIP, REPAIR SPLICE & 19" SECTION OF LONGERON IAW SRM 51-10-4,51-10-2,51-30-2 & 51-30-5. RECIEVED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON PN2777922-3 PO1021994. LOCATED & DRILLED FASTENER HOLES, TRIMMED & INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION, END CLIP & EXISTING SPLICE IAW SRM 51-10-2,51-10-4,51-10-5, 53-13-1 FIG 3,53-02 FIG 18,51-10-1 & DC-9-A-53-10-23-801-663A-A.

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