Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 12, 2004
Submitted
January 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Aircraft time
84,257 hours, 26,080 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
84,257 hours, 26,080 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-17R, 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 DETERIORATED LONGERON SECTION IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 21, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1.

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