# SDR IXXA07SMN149S

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 21, 2007
- Submitted: May 15, 2007
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N828BX
- Make and model: Doug DC-8-71F
- Registry model: [Doug DC-8-71F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 45993
- Aircraft time: 86,484 hours, 35,828 cycles
- System (JASC): [5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5313)
- Part: Longeron
- Part number: S1616757
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Bs 1766-1794
- Part time: 86,484 hours, 35,828 cycles
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA07SMN149S

## Discrepancy

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE TAIL SECTION LONGERON 17 LEFT HAND, WITH A CRACK AT  STATION 1766.000 TO STATION 1794.000.  REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON.  CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA.  INSTALLED NEW LONGERON IAW DC8 SRM 53-5-1 PAGE 22 FIGURE 7 SHEET 1 ITEM "B", DC8 SRM 53-1-0 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-2-0 PAGE 39 FIGURE 50 SHEET 37, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, AND DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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