Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
November 23, 2010
Submitted
November 24, 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 1136 L16l
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 1136, LONG 16L CRACKED. FWD EXISTING SPLICE HAS WRONG FASTENERS INSTALLED & FWD END OF LONGERON SECTION DOES NOT MEET GAP REQUIREMENTS. REMOVED L16L AT STA 1136 FABED NEW LONGERON PN S2777922-4 AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18.

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