Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · 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 Splice
Condition
Corroded
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

FORWARD CARGO L29L BETWEEN STA 636 AND 655 LONGERON SPLICE HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION ON SPLICE. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMIT. RECEIVED NEW LONGERON SPLICE ON TRAVELER 2477NO1509.LOCATED AND DRILLED AND DEBURRED THE HOLES PER DC9 SRM 51-10-4. TREATED, PRIMED AND PAINTED. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE PER DC9 SRM 51-30-05, 51-30-01 SRM 51-10-3 SRM 53-01 FIG 1 SHEET 1 AND 2.

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