SDR DHL2003873612

Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date: July 6, 2003
Submitted: July 22, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N873SJ
Make and model: Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial: 46091
Aircraft time: 83,849 hours, 22,246 cycles
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron
Part number: S1616757
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Part time: 83,849 hours, 22,246 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

FUSELAGE TAIL SECTION L-17L CRACKED 2.000, STA 1771 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, SRM 53-5-3 FIG 5. REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON ON FUSELAGE TAIL SECTION, STA 1771 IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1.

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