Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 25, 2011
Submitted
March 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
91,953 hours, 25,776 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Bs 1723-1746
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECT EXISTING LONGERON SPLICE REPAIR AT FS 1723.000-1746.000, L26L FOR CONDITION, SECURITY. CONFORMITY WITH SRM 53-2-2. IF REPAIR CONFORMS, NOTE DETAILS ON NON ROUTINE. IF REPAIR DOES NOT CONFORM, R & R UTILIZING APPROVED DATA (REF REPAIR REPORT FI124). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10 SHEET 2-3, TR 53-153 DATED 12-10-02, SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10, SHEET 4, TR 53-193 DATED 12-15-04. REMOVED (2EA) LONGERON SPLICE FITTINGS NOT ACCORDING TO SRM IAW SR 51-1-20D. FABRICATED (2EA) LONGERON SPLICE FITTINGS PN SR0853009-39, EXTRUSION PN S2645716 IAW SRM 53-2-2, FIG 16 SHEET 2-3, TR 53-153, SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10, SHEET 4 TR 53-193, SRM 51-2-0 FIG 50, SHEET 65. NDT INSPECTED LONGERON SPLICE FITTINGS IAW NDT SPM PART 08. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION FOUND. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-4. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND LONGERON SPLICE FITTINGS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE FITTINGS IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG. 10 SHEET 2-3, TR 53-153, SRM 53-2-2 FIG. 10 SHEET 4, TR 53-193, SRM 51-1-11 SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.

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