Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
February 17, 2011
Submitted
February 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48107
Aircraft time
70,709 hours, 65,469 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

MAIN CABIN STA 351 LONGERON 17L IS CRACKED. REMOVED FORWARD AND AFT SPLICE. TRIMMED LONGERON GAP IS NOW .125 FORWARD AND AFT AND INSTALLED IAW SRM DC9 51-30-05 AND 53-02 FIG 18 SHEET 1 PAGE 50.B 487521 117542 17 FEB 11 P-117. REQUIRED INSPECTION COMPLETED BY Q-967 284419.

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