- Difficulty date
- November 28, 2004
- Submitted
- February 1, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N873SJ
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46091
- Aircraft time
- 85,619 hours, 22,871 cycles
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- S2641455
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 85,619 hours, 22,871 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 ACCY COMPT L-34R INTERNAL PART CORRODED AT FS 1660.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, SRM 53-4-1 FIG 43A. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. REMOVED CORRODED LONGERON IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. FABRICATED NEW LONGERON (EXTRUSION S264155-12000). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW EXTRUSION IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-11 PG 1.