Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 27, 2005
Submitted
October 31, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
1786.000
Part time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, AFT FUSELAGE LONGERON 17R CRACKED 1, STA 1786.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, EO SEMAN NR 20051286 DATED 09-27-05. REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON IAW SRM 53-5-1 FIG 7 (SHEET 1) ITEM B SRM 51-2-0 FIG 5 (SHEET 37). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON IAW SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE), SRM 51-1-21.

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