What was found
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CABIN FS 237, LONG 17L IS CRACKED AT FRAME ATTACH FASTENER. REMOVED SECTION OF LONGERON 17L FROM STA 231-285 IAW SRM 53-13-2 FIG 3. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION IAW SRM 51-10-2,-4,-3 AND 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- December 14, 2010
- Submitted
- December 15, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N773NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 47775
- Aircraft time
- 73,440 hours, 70,600 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 237 L17l
- 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.