SDR DHL9980653C

Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date: August 26, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N806DH
Make and model: Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial: 46002
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron
Condition: Corroded
Location: Bs 170
Stage of operation: IN
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

AT C CHECK, LOWER EXTERIOR FUSELAGE AT STA 170 BETWEEN LONGERON 35R TO 3L IS BULGING AND RIVET POPPED. SHORED AND LEVELED A/C. REMOVED CORRODED SPLICES FROM FWD CARGO COMPTS, FABRICATED NEW SPLICES 63 BY 4 AND INSTALLED PER SRM 54-4-1. N/R 298.

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