Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 11, 2004
Submitted
April 13, 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 CRACKED L-34 RT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT STA FS1400.00 TO FS 1420.000. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF CRACKED LONGERON SEGMENT. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED SPLICE FILLING LONGERON. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT TO LONGERON AND SPLICES. CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES AND INSTALLED REPAIRED PARTS IAW DOUGLAS SRMS AND ATI REPAIR SPECIFICATION 2003-05.

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