Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 4, 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
27S3715
Condition
Cracked
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 CARGO COMPT L-36 CRACKED 6.000 AT FS 1270.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-2 PG 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 13, SRM 53-2-0 PG 1, SRM 53-4-1 FIG 43A. TRIMMED OUT CRACKED LONGERON SEGMENT IAW SRM 55-2-2 FIG 4A. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED SPLICE FITTING (7075T6AL 0.250) IAW SRM 53-2-2 TR 53-153 FIG 10. FABRICATED NEW LONGERON SEGMENT (EXTRUSION 2753715) IAW SRM 53-4-1 FIG 43A. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW LONGERON SEGMENT, SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIRED PARTS IAW SRM 53-2-2 PG 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 13 SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10.

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