Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
July 13, 2005
Submitted
July 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
84,803 hours, 31,060 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
S1616757
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
84,803 hours, 31,060 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 1766.000-1786.000) MAJOR REPAIR. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG.1, SRM 53-5-3 PG. 16 FIG. 5. REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG. 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG. 21. FABRICATED NEW LONGERON P/N S1616757 IAW SRM 53-5-3 PG. 16 FIG. 15, SRM 51-2-6 FIG. 50. HEAT TREATED NEW LONGERON IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG. 1-13-17. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO07. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG. 9. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG. 9. TORQUED IAW SRM 51-3-1.

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