Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
February 4, 2011
Submitted
February 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48102
Aircraft time
72,350 hours, 66,926 cycles
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

FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK AT CANTED FRAME STA 1303 RIGHT SIDE 4 INCHES ABOVE LONGERON 14. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2 SHT 3. HFEC INSPECTION SHOWS CRACK CONTAINED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2 SHEET 3. APPLIED TOPCOAT PER SRM51-10-03B. JOB COMPLETE.

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