Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 4, 2004
Submitted
March 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
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

DURING A ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LT FUSELAGE TAIL SECTION LONGERON CRACK DAMAGE AT STA 1785.00 L-17 LT. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW DC8 SRM 53-1-0 PG1, DC8 SRM 53-5-3 FIG 5 SHEET 1. REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON 171 IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW LONGERON ( EXTRUSION S 1616757) IAW DDC8 SRM 53-5-3 FIG 5 SHEET 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0 PG 1-2 DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG9.

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