Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
November 21, 2003
Submitted
December 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
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

LONGERON 24R WITH 3.500 LENGTH CRACK AFTER STOP HOLE, STA 898.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAX BOEING DHL XXX-03-00023H 18 NOV 03, SRM 53-2-2 FIG 5. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. STOP DRILLED CRACK IN L-24R IAW FAX BOEING XXX-03-00023H, SRM 53-2-2 FIG 5. PERFORMED HFEC METHOD INSP IAW BOEING DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NO CRACK FOUND. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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