Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 31, 2009
Submitted
May 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
99,555 hours, 26,286 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
Part time
99,555 hours, 26,286 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, FOUND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE LONGERON CORRODED AT STATION 1490.000 - 1500.000 LONGERON 35 RIGHT. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED CORRODED LONGERON. FABRICATED LONGERON SEGMENT, AND SPLICES. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIGURE 4A, SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18, SRM 53-2-0 PAGE 2P, SRM 53-4-1 FIGURE 43A SHEET 2 LETTER "L", SRM 51-2-0 FIGURE 52, SRM 53-2-2 FIGURE 10 SHEET 2 PAGES 49-50, SRM 53-2-2 FIGURE 10 SHEET 4 TR 53-193, SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1,13, AND 17, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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