Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
February 21, 2011
Submitted
February 22, 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 STATION 427 L16L IS CRACKED. REMOVED LONGERON SECTION FROM STA 360 TO 434 AT EXISTING SPLICES. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON FROM S2777922-1 AND SPLICES IAW DC9 SRM 53-02 FIG 18, P-226. REQUIRED INSPECTION COMPLETED BY Q-995 485522.

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