SDR GTIA031015

Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC981

Difficulty date: November 13, 2003
Submitted: January 6, 2004
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N818NK
Make and model: Doug DC981
Aircraft serial: 48018
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron
Condition: Cracked
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

FOUND FORWARD NOSE WHEEL WELL LONGERON AT NWW DOOR CUTOUT HAS A CRACK IN THE WEB AT FORWARD RT CORNER AT DOOR JAMB. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND WEB NOT TO BE CRACKED, BUT DID FIND WEB SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED SUPPORT ANGLE. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE. INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT ANGLE. (M)

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