SDR GTIA030554

Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 17, 2003
Submitted
August 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821NK
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49508
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FTW - FOUND FORWARD PIT STATION 450 TO 494 L30, LONGERON FLANGES CORRODED ON UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES. REMOVED 01 LONGERON 30 BETWEEN STATION 475 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW LONGERON 30. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON 30. FABRICATED NEW LONGERON SPLICE FOR STATION 415 PER SPIRIT AIRLINES EA 5310-0317. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE. (M)

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