Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 6, 2005
Submitted
October 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Aircraft time
87,034 hours, 26,899 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1260-1280
Part time
87,034 hours, 26,899 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-34L CRACKED 1.5 INCH BETWEEN STA 1260 & STA 1280. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS, CUT OUT CRACKED LONGERON SEGMENT, PERFORMED NDT INSP OF WORK AREA, NO CRACK NEITHER CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED NEW LONGERON SEGMENT. PERFORMED NDT INSP OF NEW LONGERON SEGMENT. FABRICATED SPLICE & DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA & REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT (PRC) TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 13, TR 53-191, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.

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