Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
March 7, 2011
Submitted
March 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48148
Aircraft time
68,643 hours, 62,328 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

E&E COMPARTMENT STA Y207, LONGERON 24 L CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON 24 LT STA Y207. FABBED LONGERON, LONGERON SPLICE IAW DC9 SRM 53-02 FIG 18 PG 50. REMOVED FASTENERS AT STA 207 AND 237 LT LONG 25 AND 26 AND OPENED SKIN IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-8 PG 7 PAR 13. INST REPAIR LONGERON, LONGERON SPLICE IAW SRM 51-30-2 FIG 18 PG 50. INST FASTENERS AT STA 207 -237 LT LONGERON 25 AND 26 AND CLOSED SKIN IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 ITEM 8 PG 26B.

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