Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 18, 2001
Submitted
September 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45813
Aircraft time
84,173 hours, 34,855 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lower Fuselage
Part time
84,173 hours, 34,855 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON LONGERON 36 AT FUSELAGE STATION 621. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION NEW LONGERON SPLICE FITTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND ENGINEERING ORDER 53-DC8-3023.

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