SDR DHLA201100047

Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date: April 6, 2011
Submitted: May 4, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N805DH
Make and model: Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial: 46125
Aircraft time: 87,589 hours, 32,560 cycles
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron Splice
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 100
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 FUS- L17L SPLICE FITTING CRACKED .2500" STA 1766.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0, PG 1. REMOVED CRACKED SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1.

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