Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 10, 2010
Submitted
December 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
102,975 hours, 33,577 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Longeron
Part number
S1415997
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
Part time
102,975 hours, 33,577 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSP FOUND MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT AFT SECTION FLOOR LONGERON 36 CORRODED AT STA 1690.000 - 1725.000. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON SEGMENT. FABRICATED LONGERON AND STRAPS. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SEGMENT AND STRAPS IAW SRM CHAPTER 53-2-2, FIG 8, SHEET 1, 2, SRM 51-1-8, SRM 53-2-0, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 53-2-2, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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