Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
January 26, 2011
Submitted
January 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N766NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47739
Aircraft time
78,354 hours, 77,526 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1245 L5r
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

AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT AFTER REMOVAL OF FRAME AT STA 1245 FOUND 1" CRACK ON L5R AT FASTENER ATTACHMENT. CUTOUT DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON 18" IAW SRM 53-02, FIG18. TRIMMED TO FIT LOCATED, DRILLED, & INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION & 2 EA SPLICES IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18. REQUIRED INSP COMPLETED.

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