Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
April 27, 2011
Submitted
April 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48109
Aircraft time
71,726 hours, 65,746 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1136
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 LT/ AFT LAVATORY AREA, STA Y1136, LONG 16LT WITH CRACKS. CUT OUT DAMAGE LONGERON. FABRICATED LONGERON SECT AND SPLICE SECTION IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18 AND INST LONGERON SECTION AND SPLICE SECTION FROM MAIN CABIN LT AFT LAVATORY AREA STA Y1136 LONG, 16LT NDT CUTOUT AREA NO CRACKS NOTED, INST LONGER ON SECTION AND SPLICE SECTION IAW SRM 51-30-2, PAGE 2 AND 53-02 FIG 18, PAGE 52.

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