Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 14, 2003
Submitted
November 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
78,174 hours, 28,879 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
S1616757
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
78,174 hours, 28,879 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

AFT FUSELAGE SECTION L-17R AT STA 1770.000 CRACKED 3.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, SRM 53-5-3 FIG 5. REMOVED CRACKED L-17R IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-15 PG 1.

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