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
79,541 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

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 PASSENGER CABIN STA 160, LONG 3 IS CRACKED. RECEIVED L3L END CLIP, REPAIR SPLICE & 18.8125" SECTION OF LONGERON IAW SRM 51-10-4, 51-10-2, 51-30-2 & 51-30-5. RECEIVED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON 18.8125" PN S2777922-1 PO 1021968 & END CLIP PN 4912098U505 TRIMMED & INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION, END CLIP & EXISTING SPLICE IAW SRM 51-10-2,51-10-4,51-30-5, FIG 3, 53-02, FIG18 51-10-1, FIG 36 & DC-9-A-53-10-23-801-663A.

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