Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 24, 2005
Submitted
May 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
86,990 hours, 26,973 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
S1616757
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
86,990 hours, 26,973 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 FUSELAGE SECTION L-17L CRACK 2.000 AT STA 1766.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, SRM 53-5-3 FIG 5. REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 21, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW LONGERON (EXTRUSION 7075 P/N S1616757) IAW SRM 53-5-3 FIG 5. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-11 PG 9, SRM 51-3-2. TORQUED IAW SRM 51-3-1 PG 2A.

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